CANEX WKND 2026 will take place from 5 to 8 November at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Cultural & Creative Arts in Lagos, Nigeria. Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through its Creative Africa Nexus programme, the event will bring together creators, entrepreneurs, investors and professionals from several sectors,Continue Reading
At Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027, Marie-Paule Adjé once again demonstrated her flair for expressive and confident fashion. The Ivorian actress, entrepreneur and media personality was spotted in Paris wearing several looks from distinctly different fashion worlds: from spectacular black tailoring to a sophisticated yellow dress, alongside a vibrant ensembleContinue Reading
In Lubumbashi, the fifth edition of Fashion Week brings together Congolese heritage, local materials and Afrofuturism. The 2026 edition aims to make fashion creation a space for cultural transmission, professional training and creative experimentation. From September 14 to 19, 2026, Lubumbashi Fashion Week places Congolese identity at the heart ofContinue Reading
A new fashion event is coming to Dakar. Pont des Styles, a salon dedicated to intergenerational fashion, will take place from December 4 to 6, 2026, at Cinéma Pathé. Led by a collective of organizers including Mariama Soumaré and economist Awa Soumaré, this first edition aims to bridge traditional craftsmanshipContinue Reading
As we celebrate Vlisco’s 180th anniversary, we mark this historic milestone with a collaboration bringing together six contemporary West African artists to reimagine some of our most iconic patterns through new, multidisciplinary works. For this commemorative project, we invited each artist to select the Vlisco pattern that resonated most deeplyContinue Reading
Burkina Faso inaugurated the TEXFORCES-BF complex in Bobo-Dioulasso on September 9, a fully integrated textile facility costing 17 billion CFA francs (30 million dollars) and built to supply uniforms for the country’s defense and security forces while also serving the civilian clothing market. The plant is designed to process moreContinue Reading
