MUDI Africa

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MUDI Africa
Company type Private company
IndustryFashion
Founded1993
FounderClement Mudiaga Enajemo [1]
Headquarters
Nigeria [2]
Area served
Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Nairobi, Ivory Coast, South Africa
Key people
Clement Mudiaga Enajemo
ProductsMen's clothing

MUDI, short for Mudiaga, is a Nigerian fashion brand with branches in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Senegal. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] 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. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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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. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

In 2018, MUDI Africa named its newest collection after the Ghanaian international figure and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. [20]

Awards

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