Rowing was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 2007 in Algiers, Algeria. The second African Games rowing regatta took place at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.
 Rowing | |
| First event | 2007  Algiers |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2019  Rabat |
| Best |  Algeria (ALG) |
Editions edit
| Games | Year | Host city | Events | Top country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||
| IX | 2007 | Algiers |
4 | 4 | — | Algeria
|
| X | 2011 |  Maputo |
Not held | |||
| XI | 2015 |  Brazzaville
| ||||
| XII | 2019 | Rabat |
4 | 4 | 1 | Algeria
|
| XIII | 2023 |  Accra |
Not held | |||
Medal table edit
As of 2019:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (ALG) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |