The globally-anticipated Nominees List for the 5th All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, has been unveiled by the African Union Commission, AUC, and the International Jury of AFRIMA, during a World Media announcement held on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The released nominees list covers the five Regional Categories divided into Female and Male categories as follows: Best Female Artiste in Central Africa; Best Male Artiste in Central Africa; Best Female Artiste in Eastern Africa; Best Male Artiste in Eastern Africa; Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa; Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa; Best Female Artiste in Southern Africa; Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa; Best Female Artiste in Western Africa and Best Male Artiste in Western Africa. A total of 79 songs made it to the Regional nominees list. Cameroon takes up four of the eight spots in the category for Best Female Artiste in Central Africa, followed by DRC (2), and Angola (2). In the category for Best Male Artiste in Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) takes the lead with five spots followed by Cameroon 2 and Chad 1.

	Best Female Artiste in Central Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Amanda Malela	DRC	Kumama
2	Anabela Aya	Angola	I love you Bue
3	Blanche Baily	Cameroon	BonBon
4	Bruna Tatiana	Angola	Amo-te
5	Charlotte Dipanda ft  Yemi Alade	Cameroon	Sista
6	Daphne	Cameroon	Jusqu’à La Gare
7	Iyenga	DRC	Sorry
8	Shura	Cameroon	Allez Dire
	Best Male Artiste in Central Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	AFROTRONIX	Chad	DYD
2	Belamy Paluku (DRC)	DRC	Blood Brothers
3	Dadju	DRC	Bob Marley
4	FALLY IPUPA FT KEBACK& NAZ	DRC	MANNEQUIN
5	GAZ MAWETE	DRC	PAULINA
6	Locko	Cameroon	Je Serai La
7	Magasco	Cameroon	Sokoto
8	Maite Gims Ft. Vianney	DRC	La Meme
	Best Female Artiste in Eastern Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Betty G	Ethiopia	Mengedegna
2	Irene namatovu	Uganda	Nsambila nyuma nga janzi
3	Maua Sama	Tanzania	Nakuelewa
4	Petra Ft. Victoria Kimani	Kenya	I got that
5	Rash Ft Ruff	Kenya	Nitachange
6	Sandra Nankoma	Uganda	kaddugala
7	Sheebah SASHA VYBZ	Uganda	Mummy Yo
8	Vibe ft MC Galaxy	Rwanda	Neza
	Best Male Artiste in Eastern Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Bebe Cool	Uganda	Freedom
2	Diamond Platnumz	Tanzania	A boy from Tandale
3	HARMONIZE FT DIAMOND PLATNUMZ	Tanzania	KWANGWARU
4	Kagwe Mungai Ft. Niniola	Kenya	Till the end
5	Khaligraph Jones Ft. Petra	Kenya	Rider
6	Nyashinski	Kenya	Bebi Bebi
7	RAYVANNY FT MAPHORISA & DJ BUCKZ	Tanzania	MAKULUSA
8	Yamiu Mola	Ethiopia	Wegegta
	Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Kenza	Algeria	Maliket Saba
2	Lyna Mahyem	Algeria	Boucan
3	Lyna Mahyem ft Medi Meyz	Algeria	Bye Bye
4	Maryam Saleh, Maurice Louca, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh	Egypt	Ekaa Maksour
5	N-S feat Kafon	Tunisia	Daloula
6	Souhia Ben Lachhab	Algeria	Lik Manwalich
	Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Abu Ft. Yousta	Egypt	3 Daqat
2	Balti ft Hamouda	Tunisia	Ya Lili
3	DJ Moh Green Ft. Magasco	Algeria	Por Favor
4	Hamza El Fadly	Morocco	Ya Mraya
5	Lartiste ft Carolina	Morocco	Mafiosa
6	Muslim	Morocco	Mama
7	Saad Lamjarred	Morocco	Casablanca
8	Sofiane Ft. Maitre Gims	Algeria	Arafricain
	Best Female Artiste in Southern Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Ammara Brown	Zimbabwe	Akiliz
2	Babes Wodumu	South Africa	Ganda Ganda Ft. Mampintsha & Madanon
3	Lily	Malawi	Bad at Love
4	Mandisa Mamba	Swaziland	Party
5	Nadia Nakai	South Africa	Money Calling Ft. Frank Casino
6	Rouge	South Africa	Dololo Ft. Bigstar
7	Ruby the Pigeon	Namibia	Rorisang
8	Shekhinah	South Africa	Please Mr
	Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Cassper Nyovest	South Africa	Ksazobalit
2	EXQ	Zimbabwe	Pahukama Ft. Jah Prayzah
3	Jah Prayzah	Zimbabwe	Nziyo Yerudo Ft. Yemi Alade
4	Kwesta	South Africa	Spirit Ft. Wale
5	Nasty C	South Africa	Jungle
6	Roberto	Zambia	Contolola Ft. Patoranking
7	Shane Eagle	South Africa	Let it Flow
8	Sibusiso Mashiloane	South Africa	Niza
	Best Female Artiste in Western Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Angelique Kidjo	Benin	Once in a Lifetime
2	Aya Nakamura	Mali	Oumou Sangare
3	Becca	Ghana	Number One Ft. Mr. Eazi
4	Efya	Ghana	Mame Ft. Mr Eazi
5	Josey	Cote d’Ivoire	Jour J-O
6	Simi	Nigeria	Joromi
7	Tiwa Savage	Nigeria	Ma Lo Ft. Wizkid & Spellz
8	Viviane Chidid	Senegal	Marriage Force
	Best Male Artiste in Western Africa
	Name of Artist	Country	Track title
1	Davido	Nigeria	Fia
2	DJ Spinall	Nigeria	Nowo Ft. Wizkid
3	Djodje	Cape Verde	Be Mine Ft. Patoranking
4	King Promise	Ghana	CCTV Ft. Mugeez
5	Kuami Eugene	Ghana	Angela
6	Kwesi Arthur	Ghana	Grind Day Ft. Sarkodie & Medikal
7	MHD	Guinea	Bella Ft. Wizkid
8	Olamide	Nigeria	Wo!
9	Starboy	Nigeria	Soco Ft. Terry, Spotless, Ceeza Milli & Wizkid

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