2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 15:49.81 |
| | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 15:50.19 |
| | Grace Momanyi | Kenya | 15:50.19 |
| 4 | Belaynesh Fikadu | Ethiopia | 15:50.49 |
| 5 | Veronica Nyaruai | Kenya | 15:53.55 |
| 6 | Esther Chemtai | Kenya | 16:00.39 |
| 7 | Angeline Nyiransabimana | Rwanda | 16:43.23 |
| 8 | Thérèse Ngono Etoundi | Cameroon | 17:44.38 |
| 9 | Lucia Chandamale | Malawi | 18:50.18 |
| 10 | Godelieve Nizigiyimana | Burundi | 18:55.80 |
| | Zintle Xiniwe | South Africa | DNF |
| | Francine Nzilampa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS |
