MUDI Africa explained

MUDI Africa
Type:	Private company
Founder:	Clement Mudiaga Enajemo^[1]
Area Served:	Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Nairobi, Ivory Coast, South Africa
Key People:	Clement Mudiaga Enajemo
Industry:	Fashion
Products:	Men's clothing
Foundation:	1993
Location Country:	Nigeria^[2]

MUDI, short for Mudiaga, is a Nigerian fashion brand with branches in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Senegal.^{[3] [4] [5]} The brand was launched in 1993 by Mudiaga Clement Enajemo. Enajemo was the first Nigerian designer to take his products abroad by opening stores in other countries.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Acclaim

Nigerian model and media presenter Mozez Praiz is MUDI's brand ambassador. The company's designs have been worn by celebrities such as King Mohammed V of Morocco, former President of Ghana John Kufuor, broadcaster Kwasi Kyei Darwkah, musicians Salif Keita and Youssou N'Dour, along with footballers John Obi Mikel, John Fashanu, and Kolo Toure. Actors and directors such as Richard Mofe-Damijo, Fred Amata, Basorge Tariah Jr., Ramsey Nouah, Desmond Elliot, and Olu Jacobs have also sported MUDI's garments.^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

In 2018, MUDI Africa named its newest collection after the Ghanaian international figure and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.^[18]

Awards

• Best Clothing Line – Effizzie Magazine, 2009
• Fashion and Beauty Awards 2011 City People
• Dynamic Entrepreneurial Ingenuity (Government College) set of 1979 class, 2011
• Lagos State University Students Representatives Council Award of Excellence, 2012
• Most Influential Person in Fashion, 2012
• Elegance and Style Award, 2011
• Fashion and Style Digest Award 2010,
• Entrepreneurship, Business Development & Innovations by PILAS, 2017
• Style and Substance Awards and Best Afrocentric Designer by ENCOMIUM's Black & White Ball
• Menswear Designer of the Year^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: mudi Africa new outlet launch . thevoicesa.com . 19 March 2014.
2. Web site: A clothier with a difference. thisdaylive.com . 3 April 2016 .
3. Web site: You need can do spirit and divine grace to get there says-mudi. sharenews.com.ng.
4. Web site: mudi Africa collection by clement ovation red carol awards ghana. fashionghana.com .
5. Web site: photos mudi Africa collection ovation red carol awards. ameyawdebrah.com . 14 December 2014.
6. Web site: mudi . thepointernewsonline.com . 13 January 2019 .
7. Web site: Mudi: The rise to fame of a fabulous designer. vanguardngr.com . 11 October 2014.
8. Web site: top 10 nigerian fashion designers . legit.ng. 23 September 2017 .
9. Web site: stories. allafrica.com .
10. Web site: Mudi Cements Ambition to Rule Africa With Abidjan Outlet . thisdaylive.com .
11. Web site: mudi Africa re launches in ghana. modernghana.com .
12. Web site: mudiafrica. m.guardian.ng. 3 November 2018.
13. Web site: I did not have a dime when I started mudiafrica. channelstv.com.
14. Web site: my taste sets me apart mudi . tribeandelan.com . 12 June 2015.
15. Web site: how rmd changed my life story clement . sunnewsonline.com . 4 November 2017 .
16. Web site: icon kkk the finest celebrated . afrikanpost.com . 3 January 2016.
17. Web site: Africa wears . insidemainland.com . 12 June 2015 .
18. Web site: MUDI Names New Collection After Kofi Annan. 14 November 2018. DailyGuide Network.
19. Web site: list of nominees in 2018 fashion finest africa awards. innonews.com.ng . December 2018 .
20. Web site: samnda Isaiah ooniife others top 2017 pilasawardslist/. leadership.ng. 6 November 2017.
21. Web site: the black white ball season 5 winners speak 4 emergin best afrocentric designer fashion showplace of the year is a challenge to do more mudi . encomium.ng.
22. Web site: how-i-built-mudi-into-a-mega-brand . thenet.ng. 6 May 2015 .