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Azoulay launched the organisation’s first report on fashion in Africa in Nigeria’s economic hub of Lagos. With a young population of 1.3 billion people set to double by 2050, the continent’s ...
The African continent has what it takes to become one of the next-generation fashion leaders. Africa is a major producer of raw materials--37 out of 54 countries produce cotton, an exporter of ...
The exhibition “Africa Fashion,” at the Brooklyn Museum, begins with context. In a long entryway, a timeline on the wall ticks off the year that each of Africa’s 54 nations won emancipation ...
In a tour of the African Fashion exhibition ... to North American debut of African Fashion at the Brooklyn Museum, the cultural bonds between the African continent and the African Diaspora are ...
As we turn the page on 2023, we have put together a list of outstanding books ... change the continent, and that is what we report on. With hard-hitting investigations, innovative analysis and deep ...
Featuring a mix of designers from across the continent, the annual fashion show celebrates—and provides a market for—local brands mostly highlighting African culture and crafts in various ...
In Building a New Africa, Dr. Woherem draws from history to remind readers of the continent’s glorious civilizations—Egypt, Kush, Mali, Songhai, Oyo, Benin, and Great Zimbabwe, among others ...
Queer African creatives have been making their mark around the world through a range of forms - books, films, fashion ... comes from outside the continent. So, we put together a special journal ...
Below is a selection of five books ... over a whole continent, Michela Wrong zoomed in with laser focus: on Paul Kagame, who has called the shots in Rwanda since 1994. Many African and Western ...