E5

Fifth edition of African Contest took place in Cairo, Egypt, after Malak won back in Saint-Denis.

23 countries took part in this edition, marked green on the map. Comoros, Gambia and Mauritania made their first appearance in the contest. Cameroon is back to the contest after one edition of absence and Ivory Coast is back to the contest after two editions of absence.



Ghana won this edition, scoring 141 points. They were represented by Ivy Quainoo with her song "Wildfires". Morocco and Gambia joined Ghana in this edition's top 3.

Host city
The contest was held in Egypt, after their victory in Réunion the previous edition. Their head of delegation decided to host the show in Egypt's capital city, Cairo.

Format
The fifth edition used the same format used in the first four editions. It consisted of only one show, a final with 23 participants. Each participant had to vote, awarding 1-8, 10, 12 points to 10 of their favorite songs, in order to determine the winner of the edition.

Final
The final took place on 21 January 2018. Twenty-three countries participated, with Uganda being disqualified. Ghana won with a total of 141 points, followed by Morocco and Gambia that also reached the top 3. You can see full rankings in the table below.