2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres

The women's 5000 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Sheila Chepkirui | Kenya | 15:05.45 | CR |
| | Margaret Chelimo | Kenya | 15:07.56 | |
| | Dera Dida | Ethiopia | 15:15.26 | |
| 4 | Meskerem Mamo | Ethiopia | 15:18.06 | |
| 5 | Kidas Alema | Ethiopia | 15:39.27 | |
| 6 | Cavaline Nahimana | Burundi | 15:47.90 | NR |
| 7 | Rachael Zena Chebet | Uganda | 15:53.50 | |
| 8 | Nebyat Abraham | Eritrea | 15:55.47 | |
| 9 | Kokob Tesfagabr | Eritrea | 15:57.54 | |
| 10 | Ndeshimona Ekandjo | Namibia | 16:28.90 | |
| 11 | Mercy Malembo | Malawi | 16:48.31 | |
| 12 | Bibiro Ali Taher | Chad | 17:32.71 | NR |
| 13 | Falicia Oyo | South Sudan | 18:27.53 | NR |
| | Beatrice Kamulhanga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | Olivia Chitate | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | Warda Dugessa | Sudan | DNS | |
