Kofi Mulan plans to expand social media entertainment awards

According to the founder, Kofi Mulan, the ever-changing technical environment required an upgrade to include fresh and intriguing elements to the social media sphere.

He also said that SOMEA will soon expand its reach to cover Europe.

He announced this during a phone chat from Accra yesterday. Kofi Mulan assured the public that the Social Media Entertainment Awards would no longer be limited to Ghana, but would also include editions held throughout Europe.

"We are taking SOMEA to a new level. We've gotten numerous comments from Ghanaians and foreigners who wish to be a part of SOMEA.

So, why limit it when there is demand? This may potentially expand into a global awards scheme... So we'll be back, but this time from Europe.

"I'm so excited and can't wait to see how the international audience reacts," he remarked. Kofi Mulan has championed the need to recognize Ghana's youthful achievers with numerous prizes.

He is credited as being one of the first to establish an award program for Ghana's young but promising persons.

He has organized many youth-oriented events with popular Ghanaian celebrities and high-profile personalities in attendance, including actor Van Vicker, Prince David Osei, AMVCA winner Gloria Sarfo, Ghana Music Award winner Epixode, Big Brother housemate Selly Galley, Habiba Sinare, Selassie Ibrahim, Fiifi Coleman, Toosweet Annan, Tracey Boakye, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei North, and a former Deputy Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, to name a His European events include Accra in Düsseldorf, Accra in Hamburg, Accra in Italy, and Kidi Live in Oslo, Norway, among others.