The women's 200 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Isabel le Roux | Kadiatou Camara | Oludamola Osayomi |
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -3.0 m/s, Heat 2: -1.4 m/s, Heat 3: -2.9 m/s, Heat 4: -1.8 m/s, Heat 5: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 23.69 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 23.82 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 23.86 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 24.01 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 24.07 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 24.12 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 24.20 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 24.35 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 24.45 | Q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 24.55 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 24.74 | Q | |||
| 12 | 5 | 24.77 | Q | |||
| 13 | 5 | 24.82 | Q | |||
| 14 | 5 | 24.97 | Q | |||
| 15 | 4 | 25.18 | Q | |||
| 16 | 2 | 25.35 | Q | |||
| 17 | 3 | 25.61 | Q | |||
| 18 | 1 | 25.67 | Q | |||
| 19 | 2 | 25.68 | q | |||
| 20 | 4 | 25.70 | Q | |||
| 21 | 1 | 25.86 | Q | |||
| 22 | 5 | 26.15 | q | |||
| 23 | 1 | 26.36 | q | |||
| 24 | 2 | 26.40 | q | |||
| 25 | 4 | 26.58 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 26.68 | ||||
| 27 | 4 | 26.76 | ||||
| 28 | 3 | 27.75 | ||||
| 29 | 5 | 28.01 | NR | |||
| 30 | 5 | 31.76 | ||||
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Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.7 m/s, Heat 2: -2.9 m/s, Heat 3: -1.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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| 1 | 3 | 22.87 | Q, NR | |||
| 2 | 2 | 23.47 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 23.52 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 23.65 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 23.72 | q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 23.76 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 23.86 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 23.95 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 23.98 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 24.12 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 24.18 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 24.27 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 24.44 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 25.03 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 25.23 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 25.27 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 25.29 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 25.42 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 25.62 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 25.68 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 25.78 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 26.01 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 26.41 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 26.43 |
Wind: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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| 5 | 22.69 | |||||
| 4 | 22.70 | NR | ||||
| 6 | 22.83 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 23.40 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 23.55 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 23.78 | ||||
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