The 2021

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ceremony was postponed. The event was set to be held in

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. The award ceremony, was to be aired live on

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, and

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was to air the event globally, in 180 countries, for the first time, according to Paul Grein of

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. The show was to be hosted virtually by

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in the

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. The ceremony was set to feature performances from various African celebrities;

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, Suspect 95, Soraia Ramos, and

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, among others. The repeat show will also be aired on BET Africa,

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, and

channels. It brings back the Listener's Choice category, with top 20 "Listener's Choice" finalists. The ceremony sponsor is Uganda, The Pearl of Africa. On 4 February 2021, the organizers of the MAMA's Awards, announced the postponement of the award in a statement via E-mail with

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, it stated "MTV Base is concerned about the current health and safety challenges". It sustained international campaign urging individual artists to boycott the event. "We will keep fans updated as we have more news," a statement tweeted by

Africa. Following the allegations of human rights violations against the President of Uganda,

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, citing the post-election confinement of former presidential candidate

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. Christine Orr, started a petition to cancel the ceremony.

Performers

*Suspect 95 *Soraia Ramos *

Nominees

The following is a list of nominees ;Note The MTV Africa Music Awards, brings back the Listener's Choice category for the third time.

References

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