Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.7 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +0.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.4 m/s, Heat 5: +1.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5	Gina Bass	Gambia	23.14	Q
2	4	Marie Josée Ta Lou	Ivory Coast	23.22	Q
3	1	Justine Palframan	South Africa	23.45	Q
4	2	Alyssa Conley	South Africa	23.52	Q
5	2	Phumlile Ndzinisa	Swaziland	23.67	Q
6	4	Ada Udaya	Liberia	23.75	Q
7	3	Janet Amponsah	Ghana	23.76	Q
8	3	Tamzin Thomas	South Africa	23.92	Q
9	1	Leungo Matlhaku	Botswana	23.99	Q
10	2	Marcelle Bouele Bondo	Republic of the Congo	24.04	Q
11	5	Eunice Kadogo	Kenya	24.05	Q
12	3	Parfaite Gaha	Ivory Coast	24.11	Q
13	2	Adeline Gouenon	Ivory Coast	24.23	Q
13	3	Tegest Tamangu	Ethiopia	24.23	Q
13	5	Flings Owusu-Agyapong	Ghana	24.23	Q
16	3	Rhoda Njobvu	Zambia	24.35	q
17	1	Aurélie Alcindor	Mauritius	24.42	Q
18	2	Josephine Anokye	Ghana	24.51	q
18	4	Assia Raziki	Morocco	24.51	Q
20	1	Natacha Ngoye Akamabi	Republic of the Congo	24.54	Q
21	5	Germaine Abessolo Bivina	Cameroon	24.73	Q
22	4	Millicent Ndoro	Kenya	24.75	Q
23	2	Joanilla Janvier	Mauritius	24.81	q
24	4	Ontiretse Molapisi	Botswana	24.96	q
25	1	Hafsathu Kamara	Sierra Leone	24.99
26	3	Mary Chepkoech	Kenya	25.05
27	4	Tsitsi Mahachi	Zimbabwe	25.38
28	3	Mildred Gamba	Uganda	25.43
29	4	Prenam Pesse	Togo	25.62
30	5	Eveline Sanches	Cape Verde	25.73
31	5	Yvonne Thomas	Zimbabwe	25.89
32	1	Sukoluhle Mlalazi	Zimbabwe	26.13
33	2	Viola Lado	South Sudan	26.95	NR
34	5	Margret Hassan	South Sudan	27.61
35	5	Rachel Zenzo	Democratic Republic of the Congo	28.25
	1	Murielle Ahouré	Ivory Coast	DNS
	2	Amal Mohamed Bashir	Somalia	DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +2.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Marie Josée Ta Lou	Ivory Coast	22.89	Q
2	1	Alyssa Conley	South Africa	23.02	Q
3	1	Gina Bass	Gambia	23.31	Q
4	3	Justine Palframan	South Africa	23.37	Q
5	2	Janet Amponsah	Ghana	23.54	Q
6	2	Leungo Matlhaku	Botswana	23.80	q
6	3	Ada Udaya	Liberia	23.80	Q
8	3	Adeline Gouenon	Ivory Coast	23.96	q
9	2	Marcelle Bouele Bondo	Republic of the Congo	23.99
10	3	Eunice Kadogo	Kenya	24.04
11	1	Parfaite Gaha	Ivory Coast	24.23
12	1	Aurélie Alcindor	Mauritius	24.23
13	2	Assia Raziki	Morocco	24.31
13	3	Josephine Anokye	Ghana	24.31
15	3	Germaine Abessolo Bivina	Cameroon	24.42
16	2	Tegest Tamangu	Ethiopia	24.45
17	1	Rhoda Njobvu	Zambia	24.50
18	2	Joanilla Janvier	Mauritius	24.83
	3	Natacha Ngoye Akamabi	Republic of the Congo	DNF
	3	Phumlile Ndzinisa	Swaziland	DNF
	1	Flings Owusu-Agyapong	Ghana	DNS
	1	Millicent Ndoro	Kenya	DNS
	1	Ontiretse Molapisi	Botswana	DNS
	2	Tamzin Thomas	South Africa	DNS

Final

Wind: +1.2 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Marie Josée Ta Lou	Ivory Coast	22.81
	4	Alyssa Conley	South Africa	22.84
	3	Gina Bass	Gambia	22.92
4	6	Justine Palframan	South Africa	23.22
5	8	Janet Amponsah	Ghana	23.45
6	7	Ada Udaya	Liberia	23.67
7	1	Leungo Matlhaku	Botswana	24.18
	2	Adeline Gouenon	Ivory Coast	DNS