Own Africavision Song Contest 7

Own Africavision Song Contest 7, often referred to as OAfSC #7, is the 7th edition of Own Africavision Song Contest. The contest took place in TBD, Madagascar, following Naïka's win in the 6th edition with the song "Oh Mama". It was the first time Madagascar had hosted the contest. Organised by the Own African Union of Broadcasting and host broadcaster Télévision Malagasy, the contest was held at the TBD, and consisted of two semi-finals and the final. The three live shows were hosted by TBD.

A total of forty-six countries participated in the contest. Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda returned to the competition, while Cameroon, Liberia, Malawi and Somalia withdrew for various reasons.

Location
Further information on the host country: Madagascar

Host City
To be announced

Venue
To be announced

Semi-final Allocation Draw
To be announced

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.


 * Despite a new delegation taking over the delegation, it was announced that the nation will take a break in order to focus on other projects. A return in the next edition is extremely likely.
 * The nation failed to respond to the invitation given by the OAUB.
 * The nation failed to respond to the invitation given by the OAUB.
 * The nation failed to respond to the invitation given by the OAUB.
 * The broadcaster failed to respond to the invitation issued by the OAUB, and was forced to take a break as a result.
 * The broadcaster failed to respond to the invitation issued by the OAUB, and was forced to take a break as a result.
 * It was announced that the nation will be out for another edition. A return in the next edition is planned.
 * The nation failed to respond to the invitation given by the OAUB.
 * The nation failed to respond to the invitation given by the OAUB.
 * The nation failed to respond to the invitation given by the OAUB.