The men's 1500 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 31 – August 1.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Asbel Kiprop | Amine Laâlou | Mekonnen Gebremedhin |
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:43.33 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 3:43.54 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 3:43.60 | Q, SB | ||||
| 1 | 3:43.62 | Q | ||||
| 1 | 3:43.63 | q | ||||
| 2 | 3:44.24 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:44.30 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:44.61 | Q | ||||
| 2 | 3:44.63 | Q | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 3:44.67 | q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 3:45.10 | q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3:45.12 | q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 3:48.82 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 3:49.65 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 3:51.12 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 3:51.26 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 3:51.65 | SB | |||
| 18 | 1 | 3:52.01 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 3:55.07 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 3:55.71 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 3:55.82 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 3:56.23 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 4:07.71 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 4:23.82 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:36.19 | CR | ||||
| 3:36.38 | |||||
| 3:36.65 | |||||
| 3:36.74 | |||||
| 3:37.07 | SB | ||||
| 3:37.99 | |||||
| 3:38.89 | SB | ||||
| 3:39.70 | |||||
| 3:40.25 | |||||
| 10 | 3:41.00 | ||||
| 11 | 3:43.05 | ||||