DUBAI — Young African Millennial consumers, have long been faced with a challenge. Fast fashion is anything but fast for them. Ordering from a Western retailer can mean waiting anywhere from ...

As the world's youngest continent, Africa’s small and medium-scale businesses account for 90 percent of the fashion sector. If fast fashion does find its way to the continent, it's through ...

Fast Fashion is turning Africa into a dumping ground. Hertantyo went on to highlight the way in which Africa has become a dumping site for second-hand clothing, ...

Africa is a continent of immense natural wealth and remarkable cultural diversity. It is also home to the world’s youngest population. Despite this extraordinary potential, Africa faces a convergence ...

As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution. The Associated Press. November 23, 2024, 1:44 PM. Share This: share on facebook; ...

Global fast fashion brands are helping drive pollution that has dyed African rivers blue or turned their waters as alkaline as bleach, according to a report published on Tuesday. JOHANNESBURG, Aug ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report ...

"This is going to change the way people value Africa and its creators," says Amira Rasool, founder of The Folklore, which sells clothing and accessories from prominent and emerging African brands.

As Fast Fashion's Waste Pollutes Africa's Environment, Designers in Ghana Are Finding a Solution ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning ...

Models wear a creation by Pepper Row during the Lagos Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Africa's fashion industry is rapidly growing to meet local and international demands ...

Neither Ghana’s fast-growing population of 34 million people nor its overtaxed infrastructure is equipped to absorb the amount of cast-off attire entering the country.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Africa’s fashion industry is growing rapidly to meet local and international demand but inadequate investment limits its potential, UNESCO said Thursday in a report released ...