| | | Final | Team | time |  | 1. Maria de Lurdes Mutola | MOZ | 1:59.73 |  | 2. Nouria Mérah-Benida | ALG | 2:00.83 |  | 3. Grace Birungi | UGA | 2:01.76 |  | 4. Hareg Sidelil | ETH | 2:07.46 |  | 5. Zanelle Grobler | RSA | 2:09.10 |  | 6. Omajuwa Mariam | NGR | 2:10.92 |  | 7. Shura Hutesa | ETH | 2:20.79 |  | -. Lwiza John | TAN | DNF | 
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 | | Heat 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Maria Mutola | MOZ | 2:04.69 |  | 12. Grace Birungi | UGA | 2:04.93 |  | 3. Hareg Sidelil | ETH | 2:05.78 |  | 4. Omajuwa Mariam | NGR | 2:06.24 |  | 5. Akosua Serwah | GHA | 2:06.46 |  | 6. Stephanie Zanga | CMR | 2:08.65 |  | 7. Catherine Maapela | RSA | 2:08.77 |  | 8. Borg Semedo Euridice | STP | 2:15.59 |  | -. Julia Sakara | ZIM | DNS | 
 | | Heat 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Zanelle Grobler | RSA | 2:07.61 |  | 2. Shura Hutesa | ETH | 2:07.82 |  | 3. Naheda Touhani | ALG | 2:08.83 |  | 4. Agnes Samaria | NAM | 2:11.58 |  | 5. Japhet Mwanga | TAN | 2:12.30 |  | 6. Abokar Hussein Safia | SOM | 2:41.81 |  | -. Kutre Dulecha | ETH | DNS |  | -. Ablavi Agbeneke | TOG | DNS | 
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 | | Heat 3 | Team | time |  | 1. Benida Merah Nouria | ALG | 2:08.83 |  | 2. Lwiza John | TAN | 2:08.87 |  | 3. Tsiba Leontine | CGO | 2:09.27 |  | 4. Fatima Lanouar | TUN | 2:09.78 |  | 5. Adde Mwamba | ZAM | 2:10.26 |  | 6. Jeruto Kiptum | KEN | 2:10.73 |  | 7. Speciose Gakobwa | BUR | 2:12.38 |  | 8. Josiane Abougone | GAB | 2:15.17 | 
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