Africa Continental championships · since 1979 
Annaba, Algeria 29 Aug – 2 Sep 1988
1988 African Championships
Annaba, Algeria 29 Aug – 2 Sep 1988- events
- 41
- medals awarded
- 123
- nations on the podium
- 19
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -2.3400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -1.0400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
BurundiMedal table
19 nations · 123 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria NGR | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 2 | Algeria ALG | 10 | 7 | 11 | 28 | |
| 3 |  Morocco MAR | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 |  Ghana GHA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Senegal SEN | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 |  Ethiopia ETH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 |  Egypt EGY | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 8 |  Uganda UGA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 |  Ivory Coast CIV | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
| 10 |  Tunisia TUN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 |  Angola ANG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Rwanda RWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mauritius 
Mozambique 
Madagascar Records set
5 CR- CR Choukri Abahnini Pole vault · Men 4.90
- CR Mohamed Bouhalla 20 km race walk · Men 1:27:43
- CR Mahmoud Ait Ouhamou (1961) Decathlon · Men 7160
- CR Nigeria 4x100m · Men 39.27
- CR Marcianne Mukamurenzi 10,000m · Women 33:03.98