Karate was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1991 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
 Karate | |
| First event | 1991  Cairo |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2023  Accra |
Editions
edit| Games | Year | Host city | Events | Best nation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | ||||
| V | 1991 | Cairo |
— |  Egypt
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| VI | 1995 |  Harare |
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| VII | 1999 |  Johannesburg |
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| VIII | 2003 |  Abuja |
5 | 7 | Egypt
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| IX | 2007 |  Algiers |
8 | 8 |  Algeria
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| X | 2011 |  Maputo |
8 | 8 | Egypt
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| XI | 2015 |  Brazzaville |
8 | 8 | Algeria
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| XII | 2019 |  Rabat |
8 | 8 |  Morocco
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| XIII | 2023 | Accra |
8 | 8 | Egypt
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Medal table
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