The first African Chess Championship was played in 1998. Ibrahim Hasan Labib and Mohamed Tissir both shared first place with 7/10, but the former took the title.
The 2007 championship was the FIDE Zone 4 qualifier for the Chess World Cup 2007, the next stage in the 2009 World Championship. Six players qualified for the 2007 World Cup: IM Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe), IM Pedro Aderito (Angola), IM Essam El Gindy (Egypt), GM Bassem Amin (Egypt), GM Ahmed Adly (Egypt), and FM Khaled Abdel Razik (Egypt).
Year | City | Winner | Women's winner |
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1998 | Cairo | Ibrahim Hasan Labib (Egypt) | |
1999 | Agadir | Mohamed Tissir (Morocco) | |
2001 | Cairo | Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) | Asma Houli (Algeria) |
2003 | Abuja | Essam El-Gindy (Egypt) | Farida Arouche (Algeria) |
2005 | Lusaka | Ahmed Adly (Egypt) | Tuduetso Sabure (Botswana) |
2007 | Windhoek | Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe) | Mona Khaled (Egypt) |
2009 | Tripoli | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | Melissa Greef (South Africa) |
2011 | Maputo | Ahmed Adly (Egypt) | Mona Khaled (Egypt) |
2013 | Tunis | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | Shrook Wafa (Egypt) |
2014 | Windhoek | Kenny Solomon (South Africa) | Shrook Wafa (Egypt) |
2015 | Cairo | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | Mona Khaled (Egypt) |