When the show was advertised at the end of 2015, there was a lot of excitement, only to be cut short by the reality that they would only audition in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
Top Actor Africa was a hit even before the auditions, thanks to the success of the South Africa-only edition. Ghanaians travelled to South Africa to audition, so did Ugandans ‒ to Kenya. But at the end of it all, the show had only two East Africans; Lorreine Wangui Gakuo and Alexander Eliab Khainga.
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