After weeks of debating and voting for the MTV Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards, we finally have a winner. D'Banj, da koko master from Nigeria, edged out Samini (Ghana), Jose Chameleone (Uganda), Hip Hop Pantsula (South Africa) and Jua Cali (Kenya) for the award at the ceremony held at OlympiaHalle in Munich, Germany on Novermber 1. He succeeds South Africa's Freshlyground in what may be the biggest award an African musician could win these days and countryman Tuface Idibia who won the maiden edition in 2005. Congratulations to Oladapo Oyebanjo aka Skibanj.

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D'BANJ WINS

The time is nigh...By now everyone should know that the EMA nominations are out. For the third year running, the MTV Europe Music Awards have a category for the best African Act. The first ever winner of the award was 2Face Idibia (2005), while 2006 saw Freshly Ground walking away with the award. The nominees for the 2007 EMA BEST AFRICAN ACT ARE:

D'BANJ (NIGERIA)
HHP (SOUTH AFRICA)
JOSE CHAMELEONE (UGANDA)
JUA CALI (KENYA)