TheDraughts African Championship is the championship ininternational draughts (international checkers), organised by theWorld Draughts Federation (FMJD) and African Draughts Confederation (CAJD). The winner of championship and next three or four players automatically classified into theDraughts World Championship in international draughts.[1]
First championship was in 1980. The winner was Bassirou Ba fromSenegal. Since 2014 championship took place atblitz.
In 2018 took place first women's championship.
| Year | Place | Champion | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980[2] | Dakar, | Bassirou Ba | Ameth Diaw |  Issa Traore |
| 1982[3] | Abidjan, | Djedje Patrice Kouassi | Issa Traore | Bassirou Ba |
| 1984[4] | Dakar, | Habib Kane |  Mamina Ndiaye | As Malick El Diallo |
| 1985[5] | Conackry, | Habib Kane | Macodou Ndiaye | Mamina Ndiaye |
| 1988[6] | Bamako, | Macodou Ndiaye | Mamina Ndiaye | |
| 1990[7] | Bamako, | Macodou Ndiaye | Souleymane Bah | Mamina Ndiaye |
| 1992[8] | Abidjan, | Macodou Ndiaye | N'Diaga Samb | Issa Traore |
| 1994[9] | Dakar, | Macodou Ndiaye | Bassirou Ba | Daouda Diakhite |
| 1996[10] | Abidjan, | Bassirou Ba | Gaoussou Sidibe | Hamadou Zeba |
| 2000[11] | Yaounde, | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Leopold Kouoguéu | As Malick El Diallo |
| 2003[12] | Dakar, | Bassirou Ba | Leopold Kouoguéu | N'Diaga Samb |
| 2006[13] | Yaounde, | Leopold Kouoguéu | N'Diaga Samb | Jean Marc Ndjofang |
| 2009[14] | Banjul, | Macodou Ndiaye | Jean Marc Ndjofang | N'Diaga Samb |
| 2010[15] | Bamako, | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Mor Seck | N'Diaga Samb |
| 2012[16] | Ouadagoudou, | Joel N'cho Atse | Charles Akoi |  Thomy Mbongo |
| 2014[17] | Niamey, | Freddy Loko | N'Diaga Samb | Jean Marc Ndjofang |
| 2016[18] | Bamako, | N'Diaga Samb | Alain Bukasa | Jean Marc Ndjofang |
| 2018[19] | Thies, | Joel N'cho Atse | N'Diaga Samb | Landry Nga |
| 2022[20] | Bamako, | Joel N'cho Atse | Mukendi Reagan Lutete | Adonis Joachim Ano |
| 2024[21] | Ouadagoudou, |  Tardorel Itoua | Cesar Mouanda | Joel N'cho Atse |
| Year | Place | Champion | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Niamey, | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Joel N'cho Atse | |
| 2016[22] | Bamako, | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Landry Nga | Joel N'cho Atse |
| 2018[23] | Thies, | Jean Marc Ndjofang | Joel N'cho Atse | Landry Nga |
| 2022[24] | Bamako, | Joel N'cho Atse | Adonis Joachim Ano | Mukendi Reagan Lutete |
| 2024[25] | Ouadagoudou, | Joel N'cho Atse | Landry Nga | Cesar Mouanda |
| Year | Place | Champion | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[26] | Abidjan, | Biagne Elsa Negbre | Ahondjo Darlene Sotchi | Marie-Pascale Lorougnon |
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