▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁a ▁financial ▁challenge ▁to ▁put ▁together . ▁ ▁Africa ▁Song ▁/ ▁Le ▁Ch ant ▁De ▁L ' A frique ▁– ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁organized ▁by ▁Africa ▁Song ▁Hold ings ▁Limited ▁leg ally ▁registered ▁in ▁Maur it ius ▁with ▁the ▁key ▁personnel ▁from ▁South ▁Africa . ▁It ▁was ▁planned ▁that ▁each ▁particip ating ▁country ▁would ▁hold ▁a ▁national ▁competition ▁to ▁select ▁a ▁song ▁to ▁represent ▁them . ▁The ▁final ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁state - of - the - art , ▁world ▁class ▁television ▁production , ▁consisting ▁of ▁live ▁tele vised ▁performances ▁of ▁each ▁countries ' ▁selected ▁song . ▁N ine ▁countries ▁were ▁believed ▁to ▁confirm ▁their ▁participation : ▁Ben in , ▁Bur und i , ▁DR ▁Congo , ▁Gh ana , ▁Mad agas car , ▁Niger ia , ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁R w anda ▁and ▁Z amb ia ▁with ▁private ▁television ▁station ▁Mu vi ▁TV , ▁with ▁ten ▁further ▁express ing ▁initial ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁competition . ▁Event ▁was ▁eventually ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁All ▁Africa ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁– ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁hosted ▁in ▁Add is ▁Ab aba , ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁organized ▁by ▁K ush ▁Communic ations , ▁London ▁based ▁production ▁company ▁led ▁by ▁Ze in ab ▁B ada wi . ▁Each ▁country ▁in ▁Africa ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁singer ▁selected ▁by ▁its ▁Ministry