The men's 5000 metres event at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 15 September.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |  Uganda |
13:43.08 | |
 |
Yenew Alamirew |  Ethiopia |
13:43.33 | |
 |
Abayneh Ayele | Ethiopia |
13:43.51 | |
| 4 | Vincent Yator |  Kenya |
13:43.52 | |
| 5 | Osman Yahya |  Sudan |
13:44.06 | |
| 6 | Jacob Chesari | Kenya |
13:44.18 | |
| 7 | Mumin Gala |  Djibouti |
13:45.28 | |
| 8 | Youssouf His Bachir | Djibouti |
13:45.61 | |
| 9 | Robert Kajuga |  Rwanda |
13:48.50 | |
| 10 | Rabah Aboud |  Algeria |
13:50.56 | |
| 11 | Ahmed Abaidalla | Sudan |
13:51.11 | |
| 12 | Tony Wamulwa |  Zambia |
13:52.65 | |
| 13 | Mark Kiptoo | Kenya |
13:54.27 | |
| 14 | Berhane Tsegay |  Eritrea |
13:54.68 | |
| 15 | Abdel Munaim Yahya | Sudan |
14:11.23 | |
| 16 | Fabiano Sulle |  Tanzania |
14:11.99 | |
| 17 | Jean Marie Uwajeneza | Rwanda |
14:24.93 | |
| 18 | Godfrey Rutayisire | Rwanda |
14:26.30 | |
| 19 | Jobo Khataoune |  Lesotho |
14:46.69 | |
| 20 | Hugues Kombila |  Gabon |
16:12.00 | |
| 21 | Christian Ngniza | Gabon |
16:25.46 |