The 1981 African Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Tunisia from 17 to 31 July 1981.

It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship.

Congo Egypt Ivory Coast Algeria Angola Nigeria Tunisia Fifth place bracket "Taça Marien Ngouabi em Andebol" [Handball Marien Ngouabi Cup].

Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese).

19 July 1981.