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A global platform for men of African descent, built around competition, leadership and community work. We find, forge and platform men whose strength is matched by their substance, then fund the work they want to do. Our head office is in Accra, Ghana, and we operate across 111 territories in six regions.

Ms. Abena Akuaba Appiah, an entrepreneur, advocate and one of the most decorated figures in modern pageantry. She is the Founder and President of Miss Afrikana International and the founder of Mister Afrikana International. In 2020 she became the first Black woman and the first American to win Miss Grand International, after taking Miss Grand USA, Miss Earth Ghana, Queen Beauty Universe in Spain, Miss Universe Ghana and Top Model Ghana.

Yes. Mister Afrikana is the brother house to Miss Afrikana International. Two houses, one conviction: representation inspires possibility. Put a man on a stage that was built for him, hold him to a standard that does not bend, and he changes what the world believes about him.

We are not looking for a face. Every man is scored across eight pillars, round by round, by a panel whose names are published before the round begins. Nothing is averaged away and nothing is decided on a feeling. And the title does not end on finals night: it funds bursaries, mentorship and community projects, with the receipts published.

Strength, Intelligence, Leadership, Endurance, Culture, Brotherhood, Purpose and Excellence. Power you can hold, answers that survive the clock, men who follow you without being told to, resilience in the last round, a heritage carried with pride, lifting the man beside you, a vision that outlasts the applause, and the standard you keep when nobody is scoring.

Mister Afrikana International, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. We have National Directors and representatives across every region we operate in. Visits to the head office are by appointment, and the phone line runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm GMT.

Men of African and diaspora descent, anywhere in the world. This is not an African contest with a few international guests: it is a worldwide contest across 111 territories in six regions. Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia and beyond. Where you were born does not decide whether you belong here.

It is the standard the whole house runs on. Four rounds, and every round removes men. Each one is scored before the next begins, and every score is recorded per pillar. Nobody is carried, nobody is handed a sash, and no panel decision is anonymous. One man leaves with the title because he took it round by round in front of men who came to take it from him.

Every season funds real work: scholarships, mentorship and community projects led by the men who wear the title. The title is not the finish line. It is the funding, the microphone and the mandate to go back and build.

All three, kept in their own lanes. The competition is the platform. The foundation work — Leadership Labs, Strength and Health, the Culture Fund and the Mentorship Network — is funded by that platform and reported quarterly. National Directors run licensed businesses in their own territories. Money for scholarships goes straight to the institution, and every receipt is published.

You must be 18 to 39 on finals day. Bring a passport or national ID that proves it, because we check before the camp, not after.

No. The rule is simple: if your people are African, you are eligible. African heritage by birth, ancestry or lineage counts, and anywhere in the world counts. Not the passport you hold, not the country you were born in.

One nation, claimed by birth, citizenship, residence or documented heritage. Proof is required for whichever route you take. You stand for the country you can carry — its culture, its language, its people — so choose the one you can speak for without shouting.

Yes. You must hold a valid passport from your country of representation and be able to travel to the camp and the international final. If your passport is in renewal when you apply, say so in the application rather than waiting until the last round.

No. Our contestants are teachers, founders, soldiers, doctors, farmers, engineers and fathers. The stage is the smallest part of what they do. Stage craft is coached at the camp; character is not something we can teach you there.

There is no tape measure at the door. You are scored across the eight pillars — strength, intelligence, leadership, endurance, culture, brotherhood, purpose, excellence — not against a body chart. We ask for your height and measurements on the application so the wardrobe team can plan, nothing more.

Yes. Arrive with a community project or an advocacy platform that matters to the people where you live. The title exists to fund it, and the camp turns it into something measurable and real. We are not interested in a photograph of a cheque.

Yes, provided nothing you have signed stops you from holding another title for the season. Declare it on the application. What we will not accept is an undisclosed conflict turning up in the week of the final.

Yes — that is the normal route. Apply online and your application is reviewed alongside the director for that territory. He or she runs the national selection, so that is who will call you about your qualifying-round date.

Sabotage, intimidation or bought outcomes. Disrespect to staff, crew, volunteers or fellow contestants. Dishonesty on an application. Conduct off stage counts exactly as much as conduct on it — you carry a nation and a diaspora. Break the rules and you are out, no matter who you are.

Use the online contestant application, or apply through the National Director for your nation if one is appointed. The form runs in five short steps: who you are, the nation you contest for, your measurements and media, your project, and your consents. Ten minutes and you are done.

Proof of age and heritage, your passport details, a working email and phone or WhatsApp number, a recent headshot and a full-length photograph or a link to them, and a short brief on the community project you would bring. Nothing on the form is character-limited and only the essentials are required.

Applying to Mister Afrikana is free. Some national selections charge a registration or production fee to cover venues, staging and coaching; that fee is set and published by your National Director, not by us, and it must be stated before you commit to anything.

Applications and supporting material are reviewed within five to seven working days. General questions are answered as soon as possible and always within 24 hours. If you have heard nothing after two weeks, email [email protected] and we will trace it.

Review first. Shortlisted men then get a qualifying-round date in their own region, sent by email and WhatsApp. From there it is the camp by invitation, and then the grand finale. Every round is scored before the next one begins.

No. One nation, one slot, one man. If you genuinely qualify for two, choose the one you can speak for in public without notes, and say why in your application.

Yes. Email the desk with your full name, the nation you applied for and exactly what has changed — a new phone number, an updated project brief, a fresh photograph. Better a correction early than a mismatch at the camp gate.

Yes, and it happens often in Season 01. Applications from territories without a director are reviewed directly by the international team. If you are shortlisted we will tell you how your qualifying round will be run, and if you are the kind of man who could build that nation, we will tell you that too.

Helpful, not required. A clear headshot, a full-length shot in daylight and a link to a short clip are more than enough. We would rather see you plainly than see a studio. The judges read your motivation and purpose first, before a single measurement is taken.

Season 01 applications are open now. Rounds close as they fill and the calendar tightens as the camp approaches, so the earlier you apply the more runway you get — for your project, your passport and your preparation. The road ends on finals night, July 29, 2028.

Application and Review, the Qualifying Round, the Camp, and the Grand Finale. Every round removes men and each one asks a harder question than the last. Only one man leaves with the title.

Shortlisted men get a date in their own region, sent by email and WhatsApp. Strength, intelligence and endurance are tested in front of a panel whose names are published first. You know who is judging you before you walk in.

Days of training, coaching and pressure before the final, run by people who have stood on the stage. Stage and presence, voice and interview, culture and heritage, purpose and platform. The men live, train and think together under one roof, and leadership, culture and brotherhood are judged across every hour of it — including the quiet ones. Entry is by invitation.

July 29, 2028. The host city and arena are confirmed with our partners and then published on this site first, and sent to every applicant and National Director before anywhere else. Until that lands, the location stays withheld.

Panels are drawn from sport, business, media and culture, and the names are published before every round. No anonymous decisions, no quiet adjustments. A man deserves to know exactly where he stood and why.

Every contestant is measured across all eight pillars and the scores are recorded per pillar, round by round. Nothing is averaged away and nothing is decided on a feeling. There is no popularity vote: the panel scores, and the record stands.

The title, and everything it carries: education bursaries paid directly to the institution for the cause he chooses, a place in the mentorship network, funding and a platform for his community project, and a year of representing a nation and a diaspora to partners and press. The title is not the finish line. It is the funding, the microphone and the mandate.

A global audience is the plan from day one. Broadcast partners and platforms are announced as rights are signed, and every nation represented gets a way to watch its own man. Until then the schedule stays sealed.

The organisation provides coaching, wardrobe guidance and accommodation during the camp and the finals. Getting yourself to the camp and the finals is your commitment, and your National Director is the person to speak to early about support, sponsors and fundraising in your territory.

Four standing orders, and they bind contestants, directors, judges and staff alike. Respect the house. Compete clean — no sabotage, no intimidation, no bought outcomes. Represent well, on stage and off it. And answer for it: if you get it wrong, own it early and make it right. Accountability is strength.

He or she holds the licence for one nation and runs everything in it: open applications, shortlist, interview and choose the man who carries the flag; build the team of judges, choreographer, stylist, photographer and media; stage the national final — venue, production, sponsors, ticket sales; coach the titleholder for the camp and the international final; and guard the eight-pillar standard in that territory.

Twelve months, renewable. For the term, the nation is yours alone: nobody else can run a Mister Afrikana selection there. Renewal depends on the standard you hold, not on a formula.

No. Licences are exclusive and territorial. When a director is appointed to a nation, that nation is theirs for the term. Partners and co-directors inside one licence are fine; two licences for one nation are not.

The fee is set per market, because a licence in one territory is not the same commercial proposition as another. Tell the franchise desk which nation you want and we will come back with the number for your market, the first ninety days, and a straight answer on fit. Write to [email protected] or call +233 257 494 983.

An exclusive territory, the brand kit — logo, wordmark, templates, stage looks and asset library — full onboarding and training on the format, the eight pillars and the judging standard, the production playbook from the international final, the majority of the sponsorship, ticket and partnership income you generate, and a seat at the international final beside your titleholder.

Six things. A track record — events, media, business, sport or community organising. Roots in the territory: you live there or you are deeply connected to it. A team, or the ability to build one. Commercial capability, because the national final needs sponsors and ticket sales. Alignment with the pillars. And integrity — this is a title for men of character, chosen by people of character, and we check.

It helps, but it is not the only route in. What we need is evidence that you have built something — a business, a campaign, a club, a community programme — and that you can sell. We are not appointing the highest bidder; we are appointing the person most likely to find and build an exceptional man.

The standard licence is one nation. Where a director has the infrastructure to run two properly, that is a conversation with the franchise desk rather than a fixed rule — but we would rather one nation run superbly than three run badly.

Apply online in four short steps, or write to the franchise desk with your territory, your track record and why you are the person to build it there. Applications are reviewed within five to seven working days and the franchise desk comes back to you within two weeks.

A full briefing on the format, the eight pillars, the judging standard and the reporting line. The brand kit and production playbook. Coaching support for your titleholder as he prepares for the camp. And a place on the international finals stage with him. The licence is a business you build — but you do not build it alone.

Four ways in, each capped so the partners in it stay visible. Headline Partner — one only, with naming rights on Season 01 across every market. Principal Partner — limited to four, with category exclusivity in your sector. Regional Partner — rights in one of the six regions. In-Kind Partner — open, product or service in place of fee. Tell us what you are trying to reach and we will tell you honestly which tier fits, including if the honest answer is none of them.

When you take a category, your competitors are not in the room. That is the point. Headline carries exclusivity across all six regions, Principal carries it in your sector, and Regional carries it inside one region.

Yes. Wardrobe, travel, grooming, fitness, media and venue are the categories we use most. In-kind partners get logo placement commensurate with the value supplied, association with the season campaign, and a renewal option for later seasons.

Most pageant sponsorship buys a logo on a backdrop for an evening. Ours runs for twelve months, across every region, attached to programmes that keep working after the final: the applications, the training camp, the national finals, the international final, then the year-round work. Your association is with the work, not just the event.

Use the contact page and choose Media & Press as your subject, or write directly to [email protected]. Accredited press receive the press kit, cleared imagery, interview access and accreditation for finals night.

Not yet. Tickets go on sale once the host city and arena are confirmed. When the ballot opens, the mailing list hears first, ahead of any public release, and every nation represented gets an allocation for its own man.

Yes. Production, contestant support, press, translation and community programmes all run on volunteers, at national and international level. Write to [email protected] with Volunteering in the subject, your city and what you are good at.

As soon as possible, and always within 24 hours. There are no automated replies — a real person reads it. Applications are reviewed in five to seven working days, and the franchise desk comes back within two weeks. Phone lines run Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm GMT, and WhatsApp works too.

By appointment. Mister Afrikana International, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Email ahead with who you are and what you would like to discuss, and we will book a slot. Most franchise and partnership conversations start on a call and end in the room.

Applications, partnership enquiries and newsletter sign-ups are stored so we can process them — nothing more. Your details are never sold and never passed on. You can ask for a copy of what we hold, or ask us to delete it, by writing to [email protected]. The full position is in our Privacy Policy.