| Final | time |   | L | React. |  | 1. Nigeria |  NGR | 3:27.12 |   | 4 | 0.326 |  |  Rita Ossai, Funke Oladoye, Adeloye Oluwatosin, Patience Okon George  |  | 2. Botswana |  BOT | 3:32.84 |   | 3 | 0.190 |  |  Lydia Jele, Goitseone Seleka, Galefele Moroko, Christine Botlogetsve  |  | 3. Kenya |  KEN | 3:35.91 |   | 8 | 0.282 |  |  Hellen Syombua, Annet Mwanzi, Winnie Chebet, Maureen Nyatichi  |  | 4. Ethiopia |  ETH | 3:39.99 |   | 7 | 0.237 |  |  Tegest Tamagnu, Kore Tola, Nema Sefa, Chaltu Shume |  | 5. Congo |  CGO | 3:49.46 | NR | 5 | 0.215 |  |  Sarah Nguet, Ruth Okounikala, Duval Moliba, Natacha Ngoye Akamabi  |  | -. Cameroun |  CMR | DQ R162.8 |   | 6 |   |  |  Marie Jaine Eba, Irene Bell Bonong, Germaine Abessolo Bivina, Audrey Nkamsao  |  | -. Sudan |  SUD | DNS |   | 2 |   |   
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