E. centrafricana sp. n. (d holotype, 9 allotype, d, 9 paratypes: Centre d’Elevage, Bouar, Central African Republic) is described and illustrated, and descriptions and illustrations are given of the females of E. acuta Kimmins and E. balli Kimmins. Some general remarks on the Ethiopian Elattoneura are added and a key is provided for the adults of both sexes of the regional species.