THE organisers of the eighth edition of the All Africa Music Award (AFRIMA) have unveiled Dakar, Senegal as the host country of the show for this year.
The announcement was made on Friday, November 4, 2022, at the Hotel King Fahd Royal Palace, in Dakar, Senegal.
Present at the event was the Senegalese Minister of Culture and Communication, Minister of Tourism and Air travels, and Special Adviser to the President of Senegal, Dr Massamba Gaye, alongside local and international media professionals in attendance.
The Minister of Culture and Communication, Aliou Sow, represented by Ousmane Barro Dione, the Director General de La Compaignie Nationale de Theatre, Daniel Sorano, said: “I feel honoured to be representing the Minister of Culture, alongside my colleague at this event in preparation for the 8th edition of AFRIMA Awards in Sénégal from the 12th to 15th January 2023.
"We are honoured to welcome this huge event to this country for the benefit of the young people in Senegal and the image of the country.
"The award ceremony will take place from January 12 to 15, 2023 while the voting deadline for the nominees will now be shifted to January 13, 2023, at 23.00 (CAT)."
This will be the first time the main awards ceremony will be held in a Francophone country.
