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Third edition of African Contest took place in Harare, Zimbabwe, after Martin Solveig and Tkay Maidza won back in Lusaka. Despite hosting it, Zimbabwe did not take part in this edition.

20 countries took part in this edition, marked green on the map. Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Mali, Réunion and Sierra Leone made their first appearance in the contest.



Réunion won this edition, scoring 111 points. They were represented by Tess with her song "Love Gun". Namibia and Libya joined Réunion in this edition's top 3.

Host city
The contest was held in Zimbabwe, after their victory in Zambia the previous edition. Their head of delegation decided to host the show in Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare. Despite hosting it, Zimbabwe did not take part in this edition.

Format
The third edition used the same format used in the first two editions. It consisted of only one show, a final with 20 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. Tunisia failed to vote, therefore being disqualified from the contest.

Final
The final took place on 10 December 2017. Twenty countries participated, with Tunisia getting disqualified for not voting in time. Réunion won with a total of 111 points, followed by Namibia and Libya that also reached the top 3. You can see full rankings in the table below.