The men's 1500 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Fouad El Kaam | Timothy Cheruiyot | Vincent Letting |
Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:44.44 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:44.58 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:44.66 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:44.70 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:46.48 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3:47.31 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:47.80 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 3:48.43 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:48.43 | q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3:50.58 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 3:51.55 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 3:51.70 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 3:52.31 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 3:54.48 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 3:54.76 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 3:55.14 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 3:56.12 | q | |||
| 18 | 1 | 4:11.87 | ||||
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| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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| 3:39.49 | |||||
| 3:39.71 | |||||
| 3:40.78 | |||||
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| 3:43.81 | |||||
| 3:44.53 | |||||
| 3:45.26 | |||||
| 10 | 3:45.34 | NR | |||
| 11 | 3:48.40 | ||||
| 12 | 3:48.70 |