E6

Sixth edition of African Contest took place in Accra, Ghana, after Ivy Quainoo won back in Cairo.

27 countries took part in this edition, marked green on the map. Madeira and Malawi made their first appearance in the contest. Ethiopia, Namibia and Zambia are back to the contest after one edition of absence.



Ghana won this edition, scoring 154 points. They were represented by Nico & Vinz with their song "Am I Wrong". Tanzania and Morocco joined Ghana in this edition's top 3. Ghana was the first country to win the contest twice.

Host city
The contest was held in Ghana, after their victory in Egypt the previous edition. Their head of delegation decided to host the show in Ghana's capital city, Accra, for the second time after hosting the first edition.

Format
The sixth edition used the same format used in the first five editions. It consisted of only one show, a final with 27 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 19 February 2018. Twenty-seven countries participated. Ghana won with a total of 154 points, followed by Tanzania and Morocco that also reached the top 3. Kenya was the first country to ever receive no points after all countries voted. You can see full rankings in the table below.