[1] Mauritius had hosted the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships two years earlier.

This marked a great improvement from the inaugural edition in 2013, having missed that event due to a lack of funding.

[2] Nigeria who were the previous host only managed to confirm participation due to a late intervention by an anonymous sponsor.

As had happened at the 2013 edition, doubles were achieved in both 100 metres and 200 metres sprints: Gift Leotlela of South Africa topped the boys' rankings and his teammate Nicola de Bruyn took the girls' titles.

A third athlete managed a double in the rest of the competition – Taylon Bieldt, also of South Africa, won both the girls' hurdling events.