AFRIMMA 2018: Full list of winners

Some of its winners were familiar across the continent. These include Wizkid, Fally Ipupa and Yemi Alade. Some of the others were not quite as popular. These include Uganda’s Sheebah Karungi who was named Best Female East African act and Best Newcomer winner Ykee Benda, also from Uganda.

Nasty C won the Best Male Artist South Africa category and Davido won that category’s West African equivalent. Popstar Wizkid won ‘Song of the Year’ for ‘Soco’, his hit song recorded with members of his Starboy group. The song’s video also won the Video of the Year category.

Perhaps the ceremony’s main surprise winner was Nigeria’s Burna Boy. In the past, he has commented about not winning awards. On the night of the 2018 AFRIMMA ceremony, he was named Best African Dancehall/Reggae Act.

Full list of winners below:

Best Male West Africa
Davido – Nigeria

Best Female West Africa
Yemi Alade – Nigeria

Best Male East Africa
Eddy Kenzo – Uganda

Best Female East Africa
Sheebah Karungi – Uganda

Best Male Central Africa
Fally Ipupa – Congo

Best Female Central Africa
Daphne – Cameroon

Best Male Southern Africa
Nasty C – South Africa

Best Female Southern Africa
Ammara Brown – Zimbabwe

Best Male North Africa
Ihab Amir – Morroco

Best Female North Africa
Souhila Ben Lachhab – Algeria

Best African Group
Toofan – Togo