Following a year of international engagements, EMY Africa returns to Accra for the 11th EMY Africa Awards.
The ceremony will take place on Saturday, 21st November 2026, at Grand Arena, Accra International Conference Centre, with the official pre-awards celebration and the MOTY Party set for Sunday, 8th November.
The announcement follows a calendar that took EMY Africa to Washington, D.C. and London.
Through the Africa Rising Symposium and its soirées in both cities, the organisation brought together influential figures from Africa and the diaspora to explore the continent’s place in the world and the responsibilities that accompany influence.
November brings that conversation home. The awards will recognise individuals whose achievements have made a significant contribution to their professions and the communities they serve.
Guests from Ghana and beyond will gather for an evening that places the people behind those achievements at the centre of proceedings.
This year also introduces a change to the presentation of the Honorary Awards. For the first time, EMY Africa will publicly announce and present these honours ahead of the other award categories.
The new sequence will give dedicated attention to recipients whose contributions have helped shape their respective fields.
Ahead of the ceremony, the MOTY Party will welcome nominees and friends of EMY Africa to the Labadi Beach Hotel.
With a dress theme of Denim & Spice, the evening offers a more relaxed sense of occasion with room to renew acquaintances and make new connections before the formalities of awards night.
Now in its 11th edition, EMY Africa continues to build a record of African achievement. Its November programme invites guests to celebrate that record and meet some of the people writing its next chapter.
