By Eva Irewole
Ahead of the highly anticipated eighth edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) tagged ‘Teranga Edition’ scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal between January 12 and 15, 2023 the President of the Republic of Senegal, His Excellency, Macky Sall, penultimate weekend, at his official residence hosted AFRIMA’s Executive Producer/President, Mr, Mike Dada, pledging his government’s support towards a successful hosting of the music show in Senegal.
President Sall met with the AFRIMA President, after a world media conference/unveiling ceremony, which held at the King Fahd Royal Palace hotel, in Dakar, on November 4, 2022 where Senegal was announced as the official host country by the African Union Commission and the International Committee of AFRIMA.
According to President Macky Sall, who is also the 2022 Chairperson of the African Union (AU) ‘’The present and future of Africa, particularly Senegal in this case, is very important to our government and the youths represent that future. AFRIMA speaks to the empowerment and engagement of young people in the creative economy as well as the celebration of our continent and global promotion of our cities for tourism benefits, hence the support and partnership from Republic of Senegal. I am very happy and honoured to host the Teranga edition of the biggest music award in Africa, AFRIMA right here in Senegal, the people of Senegal are excited about this historical feat, given that this is the first time the awards will be held in a Francophone country.”
He assured the AFRIMA team and the rest of the world of premium hospitality rights and support from the Senegalese government and her people, to ensure that the 8th AFRIMA will be an impactful, successful, and laudable affair for visitors and the people of Senegal.
On his part, AFRIMA’s President, Dada, thanked His Excellency, President Macky Sall, government and people of Republic of Senegal for undertaking to partner and host the awards ceremony for the benefits of the Music industry in Africa in general and the creative economy in Senegal in particular.
He promised on behalf of the International Committee of AFRIMA to ensure that the Teranga edition will go down in history as AFRIMA’s best and biggest edition so far.
As the whole world gears towards the 8th edition of AFRIMA next January, African music lovers are encouraged to keep voting for their desired winners, using the voting portal live at www.afrima.org and take part in the events on social media platforms (IG/TikTok – @afrima.official ; Facebook – Afrimawards; Twitter – @afrimaofficial; LinkedIn – AFRIMA). The voting process that determines winners at AFRIMA is audited by a globally renowned auditing firm, Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC).
The event is scheduled to commence on Thursday January 12, 2023, with a host Country Tour, Courtesy Visit to the President of the Host Country, school visit and gift presentation (as part of AFRIMA’s Corporate Social Responsibility), as well as welcome Soiree at Hotel Terroui -Bi, Dakar. The 4-day event continues Friday January 13, 2023, with the Africa Music Business Summit at Centre International de Conference Abdou Diouf (CICAD) and the AFRIMA Urban Music Fest at Grand Theatre; while the nominees exclusive party will be held on Saturday January 14. The event will climax on Sunday January 15, 2023, at the 15000 capacity Dakar Arena with the live Awards ceremony broadcast to several countries of the world.
