The athletics competition at the 2015 African Games was held from 13 to 17 September 2015 at the New Kintele Stadium in Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo.
The original winners of the long jump competitions, Chinaza Amadi and Samson Idiata of Nigeria, failed drugs tests at the competition and were disqualified.
According to an unofficial count, there were 564 athletes from 48 nations participating in the elite competition.