By Benjamin NjokuThe 13-man Jury of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, on Tuesday, unveiled the nominees list for the 2018 edition. 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 Artistein 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. In the male category, Kenya and Tanzania maintain three nominations each Tanzania ties with Ethiopia & Tanzania registering one nomination apiece. The Male category has Moroccan artistes occupying four of the eight spots,Algeria 2, Egypt and Tunisia earning one nomination each. The Best Female Artiste in the Western region has Nigeria and Ghana in a tie of 2 spotsrespectively, with Benin (1), Mali (1), Senegal (1), and Cote d’Ivoire (1).

Source: The North Africa Journal August 17, 2018 17:15 UTC