By Wycliff G; Its now official that the next edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) will be held in Kampala, Uganda.
The news was revealed today via a virtual press conference broadcast from Johannesburg and Kampala by Monde Twala and Craig Paterson, Senior Vice Presidents and General Managers at Viacom CBS Networks Africa (VCNA), The State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda at Ugandan Ministry of Tourism and the CEO for the Ugandan Tourism Board, Lilly Ajarova.
The engaging Q&A discussion included accomplished Ugandan artist Bebe Cool, highly skilled songstress Sheebah Karungi together with talented South African rapper Nasty C and hosted by Ugandan renowned media personality, Douglas Lwanga.
According to MTN Base Africa, the iconic celebrations and awarding to Africa and international talent and achievements have been slated for February 20th 2021 in a virtual mode.
Prior to the announcement today, government of Uganda approved bid to host the MAMAs in 2019 and it was then a back-pass for MTV Base Africa to confirm its application.
This implied that once MTV officiated the bid, it would see Uganda have the continental flagship award show done on its land for the very first time.
Unfortunately, backdrops featured in the awards preps as it was dominantly marked by the global COVID-19 breakout.
The MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 will be broadcasted on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) and MTV (DStv Channel 130). The repeat show will also be aired on BET Africa, BET International and MTV channels across multiple continents as a one-hour MAMA-themed MTV World Stage feature.
“It is an incredible achievement for Uganda to host the continent and International stakeholders for the MAMA Kampala 2021 for the first time. The awards are an extraordinary African cultural experience, and we understand the important role it plays in driving awareness, cross culture education and profiling the continent’s rich leisure tourism offerings on the international stage,” The Honourable Godfrey Kiwanda, State Minister for Tourism Uganda commented.
The MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 is brought to you by Uganda, The Pearl of Africa in an effort to promote tourism, wildlife and cultural heritage conservation for the socio-economic development and transformation of Uganda. Sustainable tourism, wildlife and cultural heritage will contribute to transforming Uganda into a modern and prosperous nation.
About the MTV Africa Music Awards;
The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa.
The 2008 and 2010 events took place in Nigeria, first in Abuja and then in Lagos. The 2009 event happened in Nairobi, capital of Kenya.
After these three initial events, the award had a 3-year hiatus, returning only in 2014 in Durban, South Africa.
The next two events were also hosted in the same country: 2015 in Durban; 2016 in Johannesburg.
In 2017 the popular award didn’t hold again.
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