It is official. Ghana is now the host country for this year’s edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).
This came to light during the unveiling ceremony held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a few days ago.
Present at the event were AU Acting Director for Social Affairs, Mariama Cisse Mohamed, Head of Culture, African Union, Angela Martins, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union, Amira Elfadil, and Mike Dada, AFRIMA’s executive producer among others.
Elfadil congratulated Ghana for winning the host country rights through a transparent process and also thanked the government of Lagos State for partnering and supporting the hosting of previous
editions of AFRIMA.
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“We are counting on Ghana to fulfill all requirements and efforts to make AFRIMA 2018 a huge success. It’s the 5th edition of the continental awards and it remains steadfast to the AUC’s values of promoting African unity and celebrating cultural uniqueness through the programme of events on the AFRIMA calendar, between May and November 2018.
“Music and entertainment are key sectors of the African culture industry, stimulating the sustainable social development and growth of Africa.
It is in this light that the African Union is determined to support these sectors to continue to contribute significantly to Africa`s development and favourable economic advantage on the global stage,” she stated.
Activities preceding the awards include AFRIMA Welcome Soiree; Africa Music Business Summit; AFRIMA Music Village, and a tour of the historic Elmina Castle. The main award ceremony is slated for November 24 in Accra, Ghana.