Fashion is a lingua franca, and in the modern context, it is increasingly a worldly sensibility embracing an African-inspired ...

One of East Africa’s biggest Fashion brands, Kenya’s Vivo Fashion Group, is betting on growing abroad with its first store in ...

Cameroon-born designer Imane Ayissi fused sumptuous satin and taffeta with ancestral African crafts in a couture collection ...

DAKAR, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. plan to withdraw from the World Health Organization will squeeze Africa's health initiatives, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on ...

It is the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonial power. Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said the pullout would begin in January. France has had as many as ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...

As 2025 dawns, African nations are looking out onto an uncertain global political landscape. Russia's grinding war in Ukraine still has no end in sight, the United States is about to swear in an ...

The move, approved by President Nana Akufo-Addo in December, makes Ghana the fifth African country to open its borders to all holders of African passports. Issued on: 02/01/2025 - 10:40 Modified ...

East Africa is the fastest growing region on the continent, with GDP growth expected to rise from an estimated 4.9% in 2024 to 5.7% in 2025, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). Given ...

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...

Prior to joining InStyle, she held roles at Refinery29 and People en Español. The urge to wear all black in January is real. But try to steer away by instead wearing moss-like green shades from ...

Africa’s linguistic landscape is a treasure trove of culture and heritage and African languages are as diverse and colourful as the continent itself. They carry history, culture, and identity ...