| | | Final | Team | time |  | 1. Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 50.02s |  | 2. Olabisi Afolabi | NGR | 50.34s |  | 3. Amy Mbacké Thiam | SEN | 50.95s |  | 4. Komg Fotsing Claudine | CMR | 51.21s |  | 5. Charity Opara | NGR | 51.29s |  | 6. Mireille Nguimgo | CMR | 52.06s |  | 7. Heide Seyerling | RSA | 52.27s |  | 8. Kaltouma Nadjina | CHA | 52.47s | 
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 | | Heat 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Bisi Afolabi | NGR | 50.91s |  | 2. Falitat Ogunkoya | NGR | 50.91s |  | 3. Mireille Nguimgo | CMR | 52.06s |  | 4. Heide Seyerling | RSA | 52.95s |  | 5. Veronica Bawuah | GHA | 54.41s |  | 6. Apio Mary | UGA | 54.66s |  | 7. Mooloo Chitra | MRI | 55.50s |  | 8. Brigitte Nganaye | CAF | 1:04.45 | 
 | | Heat 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Charity Opara | NGR | 51.36s |  | 2. Amy Mbacke Thiam | SEN | 51.44s |  | 3. Komg Fotsing Claudine | CMR | 51.58s |  | 4. Kaltouma Nadjina | CHA | 52.11s |  | 5. Leanie Walt vd | RSA | 55.03s |  | 6. Carol Mokola | ZAM | 58.50s |  | 7. Donatha Mutewamaso | RWA | 1:00.08 | 
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