| Final | Team | time |  | 1. Ajoke Odumosu | NGR | 56.26s |  | 2. Wenda Theron | RSA | 57.13s |  | 3. Kou Luogon | LBR | 57.34s |  | 4. Maureen Maiyo Jelagat | KEN | 57.49s |  | 5. Mame Fatou Faye | SEN | 57.99s |  | 6. Olga Razanamalala | MAD | 58.78s |  | 7. Orabile Babolayi | BOT | 58.91s |  | 8. Leslie Njoku | NGR | 1:00.80 |   
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|  Heats - Wednesday 14.09 - First 3 and Best 2 progress. |   
| Heat 1 | Team | time |  | 1. Maureen Maiyo Jelagat | KEN | 57.72s |  | 2. Kou Luogon | LBR | 57.88s |  | 3. Olga Razanamalala | MAD | 58.08s |  | 4. Orabile Babolayi | BOT | 58.09s |  | 5. Leslie Njoku | NGR | 58.86s |  | 6. Nusrat Ceesay | GAM | 59.22s |  | 7. Grace Gimo | ZIM | 1:06.35 |   
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| Heat 2 | Team | time |  | 1. Ajoke Odumosu | NGR | 57.53s |  | 2. Wenda Theron | RSA | 58.25s |  | 3. Mame Fatou Faye | SEN | 59.04s |  | 4. Houria Moussa | ALG | 59.95s |  | 5. Djeneba Coulibaly | BUR | 1:01.13 |  | 6. Tasabih Mohamed | SUD | 1:01.35 |  | -. Carole Kaboud Mebam | CMR | DNF |   
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