Canadians Recognized among World’s Most Influential People of African Descent Several Canadian trailblazers are named as part of the 2019 cohort of the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) Under 40. These finalists will receive the recognition at the MIPAD…
Phyllis Wakiaga is the Chief Executive of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), one of Kenya’s leading business associations with over 800 members. Prior to her appointment, Phyllis was the Head of Policy Research and Advocacy Unit at Kenya Association of Manufacturers…
Velile Nhlapo has been Group Executive of Strategy at Impala Platinum Holdings Limited since November 2018 and he was its Member of Executive Committee from 2018 until November 2018. Mr. Nhlapo served as General Manager of Styldrift at Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited…
Carolyn Parker is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer who joined the State Department in 2011. Currently, she is the Visa Chief at U.S. Embassy Abuja, where she runs a multinational staff that is part of the largest visa processing operation in Africa.…
Happy to announce MIPAD in collaboration with the First Lady of Sierra (Valedictorian Class of 2018) commemorates the 400th anniversary of transatlantic slavery with the Door of Return: Freetown. Theme: Freedom. What does freedom mean to you? Mind, Body, Soul, Financially, Emotionally,…
If you educate a Man, You educate an Individual, But if you educate a Woman, You educate a Nation – African Proverb As the world celebrates women today, MIPAD takes out time to celebrate her own who are exceptional in their sphere of expertise…
We at #MIPAD congratulate the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo & President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta on their MIPAD Hall of Fame Recognition and Award on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Feb 2019. Click here to view the…
Kim Simplis Barrow is a Belizean activist and philanthropist, currently the first lady and wife of the Prime Minister of Belize, Rt. Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow, MP. She is also the Special Envoy for Women and Children and founder of the Lifeline Foundation…
The year 2018 couldn’t be any better for the CEO Ebonylife TV, Mo Abudu who was just recently appointed the Director of International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the organization in charge of staging the world famous International Emmy Award. This happened due…
Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” Steve Jobs We know how hard it could be to make up your mind to express yourself. Guess what?…
