The men's 1500 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held on 13 and 14 September.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Mekonnen Gebremedhin | Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin | Salim Keddar |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3:46.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 3:46.95 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3:46.96 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 3:47.03 | Q, NR | |||
| 5 | 1 | 3:48.32 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 3:48.58 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3:49.04 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3:49.28 | q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 3:49.85 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 3:51.01 | q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 3:51.58 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 3:53.01 | q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 3:53.01 | q | |||
| 14 | 1 | 3:55.13 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 3:58.94 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 4:04.14 | ||||
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| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:45.73 | |||||
| 3:45.98 | |||||
| 3:46.31 | |||||
| 3:47.02 | |||||
| 3:47.23 | |||||
| 3:47.64 | |||||
| 3:48.01 | |||||
| 3:48.75 | |||||
| 3:49.35 | |||||
| 10 | 3:51.64 | ||||
| 11 | 3:53.55 | ||||
| 12 | 3:56.78 | ||||