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Full List Of Winners At 9th AFRIMA Awards

<h4><strong>Full List Of Winners At 9th AFRIMA Awards<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the 9th <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">AFRIMA Awards <&sol;a> held in Lagos on Sunday night&comma; January 11 with winners from different categories&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Clearly&comma; Nigerian superstars like Burna Boy&comma; Rema&comma; Yemi Alade&comma; Shallipopi&comma; Phyno&comma; Qing Madi and Chella clinched major awards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;"><em>Rema<&sol;em><&sol;a> <&sol;strong>picked three awards on the night&period; He won Artiste of the Year&comma; Best Male Artiste in Western Africa&comma; and Best African Artiste in RnB and Soul&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;"><em>Burna Boy<&sol;em> <&sol;a><&sol;strong>won Album of the Year for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;guardian&period;ng&sol;life&sol;music&sol;no-sign-of-weakness-is-my-rock-star-truth-burna-boy&sol;"><em>No Sign of Weakness<&sol;em><&sol;a>&period; Yemi Alade won Best Soundtrack in a Movie&comma; Series or Documentary for her song You Are from the animated series Iyanu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;guardian&period;ng&sol;tag&sol;shallipopi&sol;"><em>Shallipopi<&sol;em><&sol;a> won Song of the Year with Laho and also picked Best African Collaboration alongside Burna Boy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Phyno won Best African Artiste in African Hip-Hop&comma; while fast-rising singer <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;guardian&period;ng&sol;tag&sol;chella&sol;"><em>Chella<&sol;em><&sol;a> emerged African Fans’ Favourite&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;guardian&period;ng&sol;tag&sol;qing-madi&sol;"><em>Qing Madi<&sol;em><&sol;a> won Most Promising Artiste of the Year&comma; beating other nominees including Cysoul&comma; Joshua Baraka&comma; King Luca&comma; L’Oiseau Rare&comma; Lwah Ndlunkulu&comma; Massamba Amadeus&comma; Rym&comma; Kunmie and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;guardian&period;ng&sol;life&sol;fola-apologises-as-safety-issues-disrupt-lagos-concert&sol;"><em>Fola<&sol;em><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Below is the full list of winners&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Male Artist in Central Africa<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>C4 Pedro &lpar;Angola&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Eboloko &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Gims &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Gerilson Insrael &lpar;Angola&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kocee &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• L’Oiseau Rare &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Fally Ipupa &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Magasco &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Singuila &lpar;The Congo&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Werrason &lpar;DRC&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Female Artiste in Central Africa<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>• Anna Joyce &lpar;Angola&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Blanche Bailly &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Charlotte Dipanda &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Cindy Le Coeur &lpar;DRC&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Deborah Lukalu &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Emma’a &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jessy B &lpar;The Congo&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Krys M &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Liriany &lpar;Angola&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Rebo &lpar;DRC&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Male Artiste in Eastern Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Bien &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Diamond Platnumz &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Element Eleéh &lpar;Rwanda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Joshua Baraka &lpar;Uganda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Jux &lpar;Tanzania&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Marioo &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mbosso &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Bruce Melodie &lpar;Rwanda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sat-B &lpar;Burundi&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Yared Negu &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Female Artiste in Eastern Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Abigail Chams &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Bridget Blue &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Denise &lpar;Madagascar&rpar; – winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Haleluya Tekletsadik &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Lady Jaydee &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mahlet Wendimu &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Salemia &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Weeha &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Winnie Nwagi &lpar;Uganda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Zuchu &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Male Artiste in Northern Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• A&period;L&period;A&period; &lpar;Tunisia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Adviser &lpar;Mauritania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Amr Diab &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Cheb Momo &lpar;Algeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• El Grande Toto &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Hamza Namira &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Lbenj &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mohamed Ramadan &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Stormy &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wegz &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Female Artiste in Northern Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Chirine Lajmi &lpar;Tunisia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Inez &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jannat &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jaylann &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Manal &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Meryem Aboulouafa &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Sherine &lpar;Egypt&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Zina Daoudia &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Male Artiste in Southern Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Anderson Mário &lpar;Mozambique&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jah Prayzah &lpar;Zimbabwe&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Manana &lpar;Eswatini&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nasty C &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Teddy Makadi &lpar;Malawi&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tyler ICU &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wanitwamos &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Yo Maps &lpar;Zambia&rpar; – Winner<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Zeze Kingston &lpar;Malawi&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kazba De Small &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Female Artiste in Southern Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Babalwa M &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Hanna &lpar;Zimbabwe&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Makhadzi &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nkosazana Daughter &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Nontokozo Mkhize &lpar;South Africa&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sha Sha &lpar;Zimbabwe&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Temwah &lpar;Malawi&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tyla &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Uncle Waffles &lpar;Eswatini&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Zee Nxumalo &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Male Artiste in Western Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Asake &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Axel Merryl &lpar;Benin&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Black Sherif &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Burna Boy &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Davido &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Didi B &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Djodje &lpar;Cape Verde&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Rema &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• VJ &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wizkid &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Female Artiste in Western Africa<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Amaarae &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ayra Starr &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Djelykaba Bintou &lpar;Guinea&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Josey &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mariam Ba Lagaré &lpar;Mali&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mia Guissé &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Moliy &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tiwa Savage &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Viviane Chidid &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Wendy Shay &lpar;Ghana&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>CONTINENTAL CATEGORY<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Male Artiste in African Inspirational Music<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Christian Mukuna &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Djunny Beatz &lpar;Mozambique&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Gaise Baba &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Israel Mbonyi &lpar;Rwanda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jah Prayzah &lpar;Zimbabwe&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Joel Lwaga &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kocee &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Lawrence Oyor &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Milo &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sjava &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Female Artiste in African Inspirational Music<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ada Ehi &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Choisie Basolua &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Krys M &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Martha Mwaipaja &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mercy Chinwo &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Morijah &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nontokozo Mkhize &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Roseline Layo &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Vestine &amp&semi; Dorcas &lpar;Rwanda&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Artiste&comma; Duo or Group in African Jazz<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Adrian Younge &amp&semi; Ali Shaheed Muhammad &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Haddinqo &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mádé Kuti &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Rorisang Sechele &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• The Cavemen &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Alune Wade &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nomfundo Xaluva &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kyle Shepherd Trio &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Artiste&comma; Duo or Group in African Contemporary<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Fireboy DML &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Axel Merryl &lpar;Benin&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Espe Bass &lpar;Congo B&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Bien &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jaylann &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kizz Daniel&comma; Angélique Kidjo &amp&semi; Johnny Drille &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mbosso &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ferre Gola &amp&semi; Rayvanny &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Didine Canon 16 &lpar;Algeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wendy Shay &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best Soundtrack in Movie&comma; Series&comma; or Documentary<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Igho’le Trap Mix Version &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To Kill a Monkey”&colon; Series&rpar; – Oscar Heman-Ackah &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• El Ma2as &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Start”&colon; Film&rpar; – Tamer Hosny&comma; Reda Elbahrawy &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• You Are &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Iyanu”&colon; The Animated Series&rpar; – Yemi Alade &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Timpi Tampa &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Timpi Tampa”&colon; The Film&rpar; – Ismaël Lo &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tori Ife &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Seven Doors”&colon; Series&rpar; – Tolu Obanro &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Saatte Ragouj &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Last of the Mohicans” Film&rpar; – Kafon &lpar;Tunisia&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Songwriter of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Bakhaw Dioum – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Choix” &lpar;Mia Guissé ft&period; Wally B&period; Seck&rpar; &lpar;Senegal&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Emel&comma; Jehanny Beth &amp&semi; Camille Berthomier – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Fall in the Light” &lpar;Tunisia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Emma’a – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Trop d’amour” &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Emmanuel Ayobami Alli-Hakeem – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Za” &lpar;Anendlessocean&rpar; &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ferre Gola – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Amour Illusoire” &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mohammed Ismail Sharrif – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Rebel Music” &lpar;Black Sherif&rpar; &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mugisha Fred Robinson – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tombé” &lpar;Element Eleéh&rpar; &lpar;Rwanda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Olamide Adedeji – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hassibunallah” &lpar;Olamide&rpar; &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Prince Omoferi &amp&semi; Nwamu Francis Chukwudubem – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It Hurts” &lpar;Johnny Drille &amp&semi; Don Jazzy&rpar; &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Victor Ngatuvese Kaune – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Oputuri &OpenCurlyQuote;Queens&&num;8217&semi;” &lpar;One Blood Namibia&rpar; &lpar;Namibia&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>African Fans’ Favourite<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ali Jita &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Barnaba &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• BNXN &amp&semi; Rema &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Chella &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Dlala Thukzin &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Innoss’b &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kizz Daniel &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Parazar &lpar;Algeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Faceless &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tul8te &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African DJ<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• DJ Malvado &lpar;Angola&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• DJ Maphorisa &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• DJ Moh Green &lpar;Algeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• DJ Mombochi &lpar;The Congo&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• DJ Tunez &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• DJ YK Mule &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kelvin Momo &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Oscar Mbo &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Uncle Waffles &lpar;Eswatini&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Woodblock Djs &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Producer of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Beneth Seraphin Akatché Koffi &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Butternut&comma; Xolani Majoz &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Dina One &lpar;Mali&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Element Eleéh &amp&semi; Mugisha Fred Robinson &lpar;Rwanda&rpar; – Winners<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jazzworx &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Progrex &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• DaVinci &lpar;Angola&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tempoe &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Themba Sekowe&comma; Gomolemo Joy Gumede&comma; Kabelo Motha &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Album of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ebtadena – Amr Diab &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;•<strong> No Sign of Weakness – Burna Boy &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• 5ive – Davido &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Diyilem &amp&semi; Bazarhoff&colon; Genius – Didi B &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ngomoya – DJ Maphorisa &amp&semi; XDuppy &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Salgoat – El Grande Toto &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Big Aka 4 Aka Kai – Himra &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Thato Ya Modimo – Kelvin Momo &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Idrache &lpar;Traces of the Past&rpar; – Tinariwen &lpar;Mali&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Video of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Rebel” – Black Sherif &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Meta” – Nomcebo Zikode &amp&semi; Sofiya Nzau &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ki Lo Wa Wa” – Yemi Alade &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Timpi Tampa” – Ismaël Lo &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tori Ife” – Tolu Obanro &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ova” – Mbosso &lpar;Tanzania&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ololufe” – Juma Jux &amp&semi; Diamond Platnumz &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Shaolin” – Seyi Vibez &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Stk Stk” – Dizzy Dros&comma; Kekra &amp&semi; Norfafrica &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Song of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Isaka &lpar;6AM&rpar;” – Ciza&comma; Jazzworx &amp&semi; Thukuthela &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bengicela” – Mawhoo Gl Ceejay &amp&semi; Thukuthela &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Choix” – Mia Guissé &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Diplomatico” – El Grande Toto &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kaay Waay” – VJ &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Laho” – Shallipopi &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ololufe Mi” – Jux &amp&semi; Diamond Platnumz &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Push 2 Start” – Tyla &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Shake it to the Max” – Moliy&comma; Shenseea&comma; Skillibeng &amp&semi; Silent Addy &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With You” – Davido &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Dance&sol;Choreography<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jaylann – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ha Wlidi” &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Lady Ponce – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Je veux danser” &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Rebo – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mobambo” &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Serge Beynaud – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Taper Dedans” &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Toofan – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Deodorant” &lpar;Togo&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tyla – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Push 2 Start” &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Uncle Waffles &amp&semi; Royal Musiq – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Zenzele” &lpar;Eswatini&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Weeha – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dimama” &lpar;Ethiopia&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Werrason – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Tout se paie ici bas” &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wizkid – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kese” &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Act Reggae&comma; Ragga &amp&semi; Dancehall<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Magasco – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dirty Whine” &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Moliy&comma; Shenseea&comma; Skillibeng &amp&semi; Silent Addy – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Shake it to the Max” &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ruger &amp&semi; Kranium – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dudu” &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sean Morgan – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Vuu” &lpar;Malawi&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Black Sherif – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Rebel Music” &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Takana Zion – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On My Eyes” &lpar;Guinea&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tiwa Savage – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Forgiveness” &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wakadinli – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kum Baba” &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Yemi Alade – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Baddie” &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Iyani&comma; Mwanaa &amp&semi; Cedo – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kifo cha Mende” &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Collaboration<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Blanche Bailly &amp&semi; Lady Ponce – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Lève toi” &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Goon Flavour&comma; Master Kg &amp&semi; Eemoh – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ngishutheni” &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mia Guissé ft&period; Wally Seck – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Choix” &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Moliy&comma; Silent Addy&comma; Skillibeng &amp&semi; Shenseea – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Shake It to the Max” &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Paki Chenzu ft&period; Himra – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Assaut” &lpar;Togo&sol;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Shallipopi ft&period; Burna Boy – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Laho” &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Uncle Waffles ft&period; Cowboii&comma; Royal Musiq&comma; Uncool MC &amp&semi; Xduppy – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Zenzele” &lpar;Eswatini&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Davido ft&period; Omah Lay – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;With You” &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mawhoo&comma; GL Ceejay &amp&semi; Thukuthela ft&period; Jazzworx – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Bengicela” &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Benny Adam &amp&semi; Khadija El Warzazia – &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mok Ya Mok” &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Most Promising Artiste of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Cysoul &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Joshua Baraka &lpar;Uganda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• King Luca &lpar;Cameroon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• L’Oiseau Rare &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Lwah Ndlunkulu &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Massamba Amadeus &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Qing Madi&comma; Valorant &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Rym &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kunmie &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Fola &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Artiste of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Amr Diab &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Ayra Starr &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Burna Boy &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Davido &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• DJ Maphorisa &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• El Grande Toto &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Fally Ipupa &lpar;DRC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jux &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Rema &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Shallipopi &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tyla &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Breakout Artiste of the Year<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Blaq Major &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Ciza &lpar;South Africa&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Eboloko &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Himra &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Marioo &lpar;Tanzania&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Mawhoo &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Moliy &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Shallipopi &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Trap King &lpar;Algeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• VJ &lpar;Senegal&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Lyricist Rapper<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• ALA &lpar;Tunisia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Didi B &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Jessy B &lpar;Congo B&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Klassafan le Melangeur &lpar;Guinea&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nasty C &amp&semi; Usimamane &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nyashinski &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Reminisce &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sarkodie &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Switch &lpar;Libya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Yacou B OG &lpar;Mali&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Artiste&comma; Duo or Group in African Hiphop<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• ALA ft&period; Mootjeyek &lpar;Tunisia&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Cassper Nyovest &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Eboloko &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• El Grande Toto &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Himra &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Phyno &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Nasty C &amp&semi; Usimamane &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Odumodublvck &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Sarkodie &lpar;Ghana&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Suspect 95 &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Best African Artiste&comma; Duo or Group in African RnB &amp&semi; Soul<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Bensoul &amp&semi; V- Be &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Big Zulu ft&period; Malungelo &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Braye &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Calema &lpar;Sao Tome&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Emma’a &lpar;Gabon&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Kunmie &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Manal &lpar;Morocco&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Naledi Aphiwe &amp&semi; Mawelele &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Rema &lpar;Nigeria&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wegz ft&period; Tayc &lpar;Egypt&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best African Duo&comma; Group or Band<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• Babylone &lpar;Algeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Blaq Diamond &lpar;South Africa&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Celema &lpar;Sao Tome &amp&semi; Principe&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>• Team Paiya &lpar;Côte d’Ivoire&rpar; – Winner<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;• The Cavemen &lpar;Nigeria&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Tinariwen &lpar;Mali&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Toofan &lpar;Togo&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Vestine &amp&semi; Dorcas &lpar;Rwanda&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• Wapendwa Muziki &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;• We Are Nubia &lpar;Kenya&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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