The women's 200 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 12–13.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Vida Anim | Geraldine Pillay | Fabienne Feraez |
Wind: Heat 1: -3.9 m/s, Heat 2: -1.6 m/s, Heat 3: -2.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 23.34 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 23.68 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 23.77 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 23.84 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 23.88 | q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 23.93 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 24.11 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 24.37 | q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 24.38 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 24.66 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 24.66 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | 25.29 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 25.39 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 26.06 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 26.13 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 26.23 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 27.48 | ||||
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Wind: -2.6 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 22.90 | |||||
| 7 | 23.11 | |||||
| 6 | 23.15 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 23.47 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 23.53 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 23.58 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 23.90 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 24.12 |