Malikat Rufai is a Foreign Service Officer with a decade of experience serving in both domestic and overseas positions. Most recently, she was a Policy Advisor in Partnerships and Global Engagement at the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House, where she was one of the lead co-ordinators of President Biden’s Dec 2022 U.S.-Africa …
Desirée Cormier Smith is the Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice. Previously, she served as a Senior Advisor in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs. Special Representative Cormier also worked at the Open Society Foundations as the Senior Policy Advisor for Africa, Europe, and Eurasia. In that role, she led the global foundation’s U.S. …
Were you aware that Africa Day was previously referred to as African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day? In case you don’t know, Africa Day marks the yearly observance of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity on May 25, 1963. This occasion is celebrated in numerous countries across the African continent, as well …
At M.I.P.A.D, we are building a global community, as a safe space, for people of African descent worldwide to call home. A home where EXCELLENCE is the culture, where a regular (MEMBER) can be nominated (NOMINEE) for their achievements and ultimately get recognized as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (HONOREE) in …
Dear Africans, The whole of the Caribbean are our distant, overseas cousins 🤣 Here is why… If Africa were an extended family, it could be described as follows: The Chaotic Relatives: Uganda🇺🇬, Congo🇨🇩, and South Sudan🇸🇸, are always wrapped up in some sort of drama. They never fail to be the topic of family gossip. …
Yetunde Asika is the Co. Chair, Bandung Africa. She is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, an International Human Rights Lawyer, an Associate Partner with the Law firm Rose Chambers and she has been at the forefront of civil society work globally for years. She is a leader in the efforts to promote …
Tamika Grace Jude, Esq. is an esteemed immigration attorney, proudly licensed to practice Immigration Law in the state of New Jersey and across all 50 states. Additionally, she holds a license to practice in the Nation’s Capital, the District of Columbia. As the visionary founder of Jude Law LLC, an immigration law firm located in …
Simba Makahamadze is a seasoned and passionate Intellectual Property Practitioner with more than 12 years experience covering intellectual property protection, management , strategy & advisory in Africa & the Middle East, United Arab Emirates, African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and Zimbabwe accredited IP Agent. Congratulations!! Please note: To nominate other high achievers of African …
Rashida Abdulai is a multiple award-winning lawyer and founder of the Africa-focused legal platform, Strand Sahara. She is proudly serving entrepreneurs of African descent, and works with businesses in the UK and across Africa to put in place the five key legal protections every business needs to succeed, from co-founder agreements to standard terms and …
Paulette Mastin is a partner in Reed Smith’s Financial Industry Group specializing in Capital Markets in London. She advises corporate trustees, agents and other service providers and companies on a wide variety of capital market transactions, including medium term notes, equity linked and regulatory capital issues, loan participation notes, high yield bonds, covered bonds, securitisations …