Africa Continental championships · since 1979 
Yaounde, Cameroon 13–16 Jun 1996
1996 African Championships
Yaounde, Cameroon 13–16 Jun 1996- events
- 40
- medals awarded
- 120
- nations on the podium
- 21
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind +1.2
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind +1.2400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
1 
Nigeria 39.7
Nigeria 39.7 2 
Senegal 39.9
Senegal 39.9 4x400m
2 
Kenya 3:03.53
Kenya 3:03.53 Medal table
21 nations · 120 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria NGR | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 2 | Kenya KEN | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| 3 | Senegal SEN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Tunisia TUN | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Cameroon CMR | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| 6 |  Algeria ALG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Mauritius MRI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 |  Republic of South Africa RSA | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 |  Egypt EGY | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 10 |  Seychelles SEY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Ivory Coast CIV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 12 |  Burkina Faso BUR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Uganda 
Gabon 
Mali