The following is a list of the

MTV Europe Music Award The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an al ...

winners and nominees for Best African Act.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

2000s

The award was retired in favour of the

MTV Africa Music Awards The MTV Africa Music Awards (also known as the MAMAs) were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (now Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. The 2008 and 2010 events took pla ...

(MAMAs) starting in 2008.

2010s

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

2020s

References

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