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Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

Danilo Acquisto, CEO and co-founder of video specialist digital agency, Special Effects Media South Africa gives the case for the untapped intra-African trade opportunity in media and marketing (Image supplied)

#AfricaMonth: Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

By Danilo Acquisto 28 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

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Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

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Source: Prime Business Africa Chinalurumogu Eze, a third-year student, will represent Nigeria at the 2023 Cannes Lions Roger Hatchuel Student Academy

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Pepsi overhauls logo and visual identity after 14 years

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Jan Middendorp. Source: Supplied.

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Pharrell Williams takes the reins as Louis Vuitton's new men's creative director

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Fikile Sokhulu: A rising creative talent in African fashion

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Blending artisanal craft and African storytelling with Thabisa Mjo

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Finalists announced for Henrike Grohs Art Award 2022

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Some of the Ada Animation bootcamp participants and staff with founder of Ada Labs, John Kamara (back , 2nd left)

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All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

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Virgil Abloh. Source: LVMH

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