Category: Black history month

 The Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) has officially opened nominations for its highly anticipated Best of the Year 2026 Awards, to be held in Lagos, Nigeria. The announcement was made on June 18th, 2026 coinciding with the United Nations Sustainable Gastronomy Day, marking a powerful intersection of African excellence, culture, and global recognition. …

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Recognizing the global leaders shaping the future of tourism, hospitality, aviation, cultural storytelling, and destination development. On Global Africa Day, Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), in partnership with The Pyne Hospitality Company, announces the Global Top 100 Travel, Tourism, Hospitality Edition — Class of 2026, recognizing influential leaders of African descent shaping the …

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…Recognizing Global Leaders Driving the Future of Critical Minerals, Investment, and Industrial Development The Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) today announced the 2026 Top 50 Most Influential People in Solid Minerals, a global recognition honoring leadersshaping the mining and critical minerals ecosystem. The announcement comes amid accelerating global demand for critical minerals essential …

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Brand Africa, in partnership with African Business magazine, MIPAD (Most Influential People of African Descent) and the African Media Agency, today launched the inaugural Africa CMO 100 (ACMO100) — recognising the 100 most impactful marketing, brand and reputation leaders shaping Africa’s story, identity and prosperity. The full list and in-depth analysis will be featured in …

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The Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), a global civil society, has resolved to re-double its efforts towards elevating global Black narratives and uplifting our people & continent at every opportunity it gets. This is one of the take-outs from its global team retreat, held in Accra, Ghana from Friday, 4-6 February, 2022.   …

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