Own Africavision Song Contest 5

Own Africavision Song Contest 5, often referred to as OAfSC #5, is the 5th edition of Own Africavision Song Contest. The contest took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, following Monarks's win in the 4th edition with the song "Soldier". It was the first time South Africa had hosted the contest. Organised by the Own African Union of Broadcasting and host broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation, the contest was held at the TBA, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final. The three live shows were hosted by TBA.

A total of forty-five countries participated in the contest. Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Liberia, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Uganda returned to the competition, while Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania and Tanzania withdrew for various reasons.

Location
Further information on the host country: South Africa

Host City
Johannesburg  informally known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. It was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2010 FIFA World Cup- and it hosted the final.

The metropolis is an alpha global city as listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. In 2019, the population of the city of Johannesburg was 5,635,127, making it the most populous city in South Africa. In the same year, the population of Johannesburg's urban agglomeration was put at 8,000,000. land area of the municipal city (1,645 km2) is large in comparison with those of other major cities, resulting in a moderate population density of 2,364 per square kilometre.

The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold deposit found along the Witwatersrand, within ten years, the population had grown to 100,000 inhabitants.

Semi-final Allocation Draw
To be announced

Participating countries
mo=== Semi-finals ===

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Own Africavision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active OAUB membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members has been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.
 * The broadcaster announced that the Head of Delegation had resigned and therefore the country would be withdrawing.
 * The broadcaster didn't respond to the invitation that had been sent by the OAUB.
 * The broadcaster didn't respond to the invitation that had been sent by the OAUB.
 * The broadcaster failed to state whether they'd be present or not within the deadline and thus it was forced to withdraw.
 * The broadcaster announced that the Head of Delegation had resigned and therefore the country would not be present.
 * The broadcaster announced that the Head of Delegation had resigned and therefore the country would be absent.
 * The broadcaster didn't respond to the invitation that had been sent by the OAUB.
 * Despite the high expectations surrounding their return after last edition's statement, the broadcaster announced that the Head of Delegation had resigned and therefore the country could not be present.
 * The broadcaster announced that the country is taking a one-edition break.
 * The broadcaster didn't respond to the invitation that had been sent by the OAUB.