E7

Seventh edition of African Contest took place in Accra, Ghana once again, after Nico & Vinz won back in Accra, bringing Ghana it's second victory in a row.

25 countries took part in this edition, marked green on the map. Eritrea made their first appearance in the contest. Senegal and Somalia are back to the contest after several editions of absence.



Morocco won this edition, scoring 145 points. They were represented by Bouchra with her song "Deja Vu". Zimbabwe and Malawi joined Morocco in this edition's top 3.

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

Format
The seventh edition used the same format used in the first six editions. It consisted of only one show, a final with 25 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 28 April 2018. Twenty-five countries participated. Morocco won with a total of 145 points, followed by Zimbabwe and Malawi that also reached the top 3. You can see full rankings in the table below.