MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act explained

The following is a list of the MTV Europe Music Award winners and nominees for Best African Act.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
2005
	2Baba	Nigeria	^[1]
	Kaysha
	Kleptomaniax	Kenya
	02	Ghana
	Zamajobe	South Africa
2006
	Freshlyground	South Africa	^[2]
	Nameless	Kenya
	Juma Nature
	P-Square	Nigeria
	Anselmo Ralph	Angola
2007
	D'banj	Nigeria
	Chameleone	Uganda
	Hip Hop Pantsula	South Africa
	Jua Cali	Kenya
	Samini	Ghana

The award was retired in favour of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) starting in 2008.

2010s

The award returned in 2012, since Best Worldwide Act has been added to the EMAs.

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
2012
	D'Banj	Nigeria	^[3]
	Camp Mulla	Kenya
	Mi Casa	South Africa
	Sarkodie	Ghana
	Wizkid	Nigeria
2013
	LCNVL	South Africa	^[4]
	Fuse ODG	Ghana
	Mafikizolo	South Africa
	P-Square	Nigeria
	Wizkid	Nigeria
2014
	Sauti Sol	Kenya	^[5]
	Davido	Nigeria
	Goldfish	South Africa
	Diamond
	Toofan	Togo
	Pre-nominations:
2015
	Diamond		^[6]
	Davido	Nigeria
	Yemi Alade	Nigeria
	DJ Arafat
	AKA	South Africa
	Pre-nominatios:
2016
	Wizkid	Nigeria	^[7]
	Black Coffee	South Africa
	Cassper Nyovest	South Africa
	Olamide	Nigeria
	Ali Kiba
2017
	Davido	Nigeria	^[8]
	Babes Wodumo	South Africa
	C4 Pedro	Angola
	Nasty C	South Africa
	Nyashinski	Kenya
	WizKid	Nigeria
2018
	Tiwa Savage	Nigeria	^[9]
	Distruction Boyz	South Africa
	Davido	Nigeria
	Nyashinski	Kenya
	Fally Ipupa
	Shekinah	South Africa
2019
	Burna Boy	Nigeria	^[10]
		South Africa
	Prince Kaybee	South Africa
	Teni	Nigeria
	Toofan	Togo

2020s

Year	Artist	Nationality	Ref
2020
	Master KG	South Africa	^[11]
	Burna Boy	Nigeria
	Rema	Nigeria
		South Africa
	Sheebah	Uganda
	Gaz Mawete
2021
	Wizkid	Nigeria
	Diamond Platnumz
	Focalistic	South Africa
		Nigeria
	Amaarae	Ghana
2022
	Burna Boy	Nigeria
	Ayra Starr
	Black Sherif	Ghana
	Musa Keys	South Africa
		Nigeria
	Zuchu

Notes and References

1. Web site: Madonna at MTV Awards. Graphic Showbiz: Issue 398. October 27, 2005. October 8, 2020.
2. Web site: Anselmo Ralph ausente na gala de consagração da MTV Music Award 2006. Angola Press News Agency. October 28, 2006. October 8, 2020. Portuguese.
3. Web site: BN Bytes: D'Banj, Wizkid, Camp Mulla, Sarkodie and Mi Casa get Nominated for Best African Act at the MTV EMA 2012. BellaNaija. September 18, 2012. October 8, 2020.
4. Web site: Fuse ODG, P-Square And Wizkid Nominated For 2013 MTV EMA. Peace FM. September 19, 2013. October 8, 2020.
5. Web site: Kenya's Sauti Sol beats Davido to emerge Best African Act at EMAs. Premium Times. October 24, 2014. October 8, 2020.
6. Web site: 2015 MTV EMA: Yemi Alade, Davido, AKA Lose 'Best African Act' To Diamond Platnumz. The Guardian. October 16, 2015. October 8, 2020.
7. Web site: Wizkid, Olamide, Alikiba, Black Coffee, Cassper Nyovest Nominated For "Best African Act" At MTV EMAs 2016. BHM. September 28, 2016. October 8, 2020.
8. Web site: 2017 MTV EMA: Davido beats Wizkid, Nasty C, C4 Pedro for Best African Act + Full Winners List. GhKings.com. November 13, 2017. October 8, 2020.
9. Web site: Distruction Boyz and Shekhinah amongst the list of MTV EMA 2018 nominees. 947. October 4, 2018. October 8, 2020.
10. Web site: Nasty C and Prince Kaybee nominated for MTV EMAs. News24. October 3, 2019. October 8, 2020.
11. Web site: Burna Boy, Rema Clinch 2020 MTV EMA Nominations For Best African Act. The Guardian. October 7, 2020. October 8, 2020.