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CONTINENTAL EVENTS
| Name | Place | Date |
| African Individual Championships | Oran, Algeria | July 01 to July 13, 2017 |
| African Rapid Championships | Oran, Algeria | July 11 to July 11, 2017 |
| African Blitz Championships | Oran, Algeria | July 12 to July 12, 2017 |
| African Club Championships | Cairo, Egypt | July 23 to August 01, 2017 |
| African Women's Challenge | Gaborone, Botswana | August 05 to August 13, 2017 |
| African Schools Individual Championships | Harare, Zimbabwe | August 19 to August 28, 2017 |
| African Amateur Individual Championships | Livingstone, Zambia | December 09 to December 17, 2017 |
| African Team Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | November 11 to November 19, 2017 |
| African Youth Championships | Giza, Egypt | December 02 to December 10, 2017 |
| African Junior Championships | Lome, Togo | December 21 to December 31, 2017 |
ZONAL EVENTS
| Name | Place | Date |
| Zone 4.2 Individual Championships | Jimma, Ethiopia | March 25 to April 03, 2017 |
| Zone 4.2 U16 Youth Team Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | April 15 to April 23, 2017 |
| Zone 4.4 Individual Championships | Monrovia, Liberia | April 20 to April 30, 2017 |
| Zone 4.1 Individual Championships | Algiers, Algeria | May 11 to May 19, 2017 |
| Zone 4.3 Individual Championships | Livingstone, Zambia | June 09 to June 18, 2017 |
| Zone 4.3 U16 Youth Team Championships | Matola, Mozambique | August 04 to August 12, 2017 |
| Zone 4.1 U16 Youth Team Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | July 08 to July 17, 2017 |
| Zone 4.4 U16 Youth Team Championships | Accra, Ghana | July 29 to August 06, 2017 |
