▁from ▁each ▁Country / Region ▁being ▁chosen ▁to ▁qual ify ▁to ▁the ▁Final . ▁Each ▁National / Reg ional ▁Ex pert ▁J ury ▁formed ▁by ▁A fri Music ▁EX CO ▁should ▁include ▁ 3 – 4 ▁key ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁music ▁industry ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁Cont inent ▁and ▁ 1 ▁international ▁expert ▁or ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁community . ▁While ▁any ▁interested ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁from ▁any ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁can ▁vote ▁for ▁any ▁song ▁in ▁any ▁National / Reg ional ▁Selection , ▁corresponding ▁Ex pert ▁J ury ▁votes ▁only ▁in ▁its ▁pre - set ▁Region . ▁ ▁Final : ▁Pred et erm ined ▁number ▁of ▁entries ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Final , ▁and ▁are ▁jud ged ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁way ▁by ▁one ▁large ▁Ex pert ▁J ury ▁and ▁the ▁Public . ▁The ▁result ▁of ▁each ▁discipline ▁first ▁is ▁calculated ▁separately : ▁Entry ▁receiving ▁the ▁most ▁Public ▁or ▁J ury ▁votes ▁respectively ▁gets ▁ 1 2 ▁points , ▁second ▁most ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁points , ▁third ▁– ▁ 8 ▁points ▁etc , ▁nin th - r ated ▁entry ▁gets ▁ 2 ▁points ▁and ▁all ▁entries ▁ranked ▁ten ▁and ▁below ▁– ▁ 1 ▁point , ▁which ▁makes ▁inf am ous ▁n ul ▁points ▁impossible ▁in ▁A fri Music . ▁An ▁average ▁from ▁the ▁J ury ▁voting ▁score ▁and ▁Public ▁voting ▁score ▁is ▁then ▁calculated ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁W inner . ▁In ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁tie , ▁public ▁voting ▁takes ▁preced ence . ▁V otes ▁are ▁aud ited ▁by ▁an ▁independent