Toure wins BBC African award 2015

Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz won the Best African/Indian Act award at the 2015 MTV EMA which took place in Milan last night. He beat African musicians including Nigeria’s Davido and Yemi Alade, SA’s AKA and Ivorian DJ Arafat as well as leading Indian musicians to win the MTV prize.
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The five nominees for the 2014 BBC African Footballer of the Year award will be announced on Monday morning.

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