AUC awards AFRIMA hosting right to Lagos

Lagos will host the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in November.
The African Union Commission (AUC) yesterday announced its endorsement to the hosting right of the event by Nigeria’s commercial capital and one of Africa’s top cities.
Leading and budding African music superstars, creative industry professionals, international media, members of the diplomatic corps and fans of African music from around the world will converge on the megacity between November 25 and 30.
At its meeting, the AU also revealed the AFRIMA 2025 calendar, detailing the events, key dates, and milestones that will lead up to the grand finale between November 25 and 30.
The AFRIMA 2025 is anchored on the titled ‘Unstoppable Africa,’ which was also one of the key elements revealed at the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia event.
Jointly announcing Lagos as the host city with Jannet Hadadi from Morocco, a key figure in music distribution and publishing in Northern Africa and the middle East, was Angela Martins, the Director for Social Development, Culture and Sport at the AUC.
Martins said Lagos has consistently been an excellent host.
She said the megacity’s strong track record is a key reason the AU and the International Committee are confident it would once again deliver a world-class event.
“I warmly congratulate the city of Lagos for being chosen to host AFRIMA 2025. The city truly reflects the spirit of African music full of rhythm, creativity, and vibrant energy. Lagos has the right mix of modern facilities, good hospitality, strong media presence, and security and transport systems that make it ideal for hosting a major global event,” Martins said.
AFRIMA 2025 is expected to feature over 1,600 nominees, including their teams, over 60,000 visitors and delegates, more than 2,300 production crew members, and an audience of over 400 million viewers globally during the live broadcast.
At the unveiling, which took place at the AFRIMA 2025 Music Conference, the AUC and the International Committee announced that the entry submission for AFRIMA 2025 will officially open on May 27 and close on August 8.
Artists, producers, songwriters, and other music professionals from across the continent and the diaspora are encouraged to submit their works via the AFRIMA digital portal.www.afrima.org.