The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.
| Gold | Rabab Arafi | |
| Silver | Mary Kuria | |
| Bronze | Margaret Wangari Muriuki |
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 3:50.46 | Beijing, PR China | 11 September 1993 | ||
| African record | 3:55.30 | Barcelona, Spain | 8 August 1992 | ||
| Championship record | 4:08.25 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2 May 2008 | ||
| Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | |||||
| Championship record | 4:05.80 | Porto Novo, Benin | 29 June 2012 | ||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:05.80 | CR | ||||
| 4:06.22 | |||||
| 4:06.50 | |||||
| 4:08.29 | |||||
| 4:12.55 | |||||
| 4:13.15 | |||||
| 4:19.51 | |||||
| 4:20.31 | |||||
| 4:53.25 | |||||
| 10 | 5:04.83 | ||||