The African Individual Women Chess Championship 2025 will take place 13-20 May in Egypt. Top seeded is WIM Jesse Nikki February. Live games will be daily on Chessdom, while additional news can be found in the Chessdom Newsletter – you can sign up for free in the form below
More events in Africa: The biggest chess tournament in Africa – this April with 7000+ players / African Schools Chess Championship 2025 / Africa Zone 4.2 Women Chess 2025 / Africa Zone 4.2 Chess Championship 2025 / Uganda National Schools Team Chess Championships 2025 / Liberia National Chess Championship 2025
African Individual Women Chess Championship 2025 participants
| 1 | WIM | February, Jesse Nikki | RSA | 2052 |
| 2 | WIM | Nassr, Lina | ALG | 2029 |
| 3 | WFM | Badenhorst, Chloe | RSA | 1962 |
| 4 | WFM | Mongeli, Sasha | KEN | 1886 |
| 5 | WIM | Laubscher, Anzel | RSA | 1844 |
| 6 | El Barbry, Sarah | MAR | 1841 | |
| 7 | CM | Marochkina, Nadezhda Valerevna | SEN | 1808 |
| 8 | Mahmoud Youssef, Noha | EGY | 1772 | |
| 9 | Rakotoniaina, Tiana Johanna | MAD | 1703 | |
| 10 | Fayez Emad, Meryam | EGY | 1643 | |
| 11 | Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed | LBA | 1607 | |
| 12 | WCM | Andhin, Chethanah | MRI | 1585 |
| 13 | WCM | Magne, Kouokam Sylviane | CMR | 1576 |
| 14 | WCM | Tchouateu, Tankeu Stephanie | CMR | 1541 |
| 15 | Abo Bkr Mohamed, Hamsa | EGY | 1482 | |
| 16 | Wefang, Lucrece | CMR | 1408 | |
| 17 | Corine, Sohna | CMR | 0 |
