The Guzangs Atlas begins in Dakar
A guide to the city’s fashion, art, design and culture, in English and French.
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Ideas, ownership and the people shaping African creative culture.
The Masters Africa Can Still Afford
Ayo Adeyinka left finance to deal in modern African art. As his gallery takes Lamidi Fakeye to Frieze Masters, he makes a case for buying the continent’s masters while they remain within reach, and giving their work a life beyond private collections.
The Art of African Braiding, Through the Eyes of Gen Z
How a new generation of content creators is keeping African hair traditions alive
The Protocol Is the Border
The Sovereign Stack · Part Six Fifty-nine people lent their voices to teach a machine Dholuo, on the condition that no one clone them. Nothing shows whether that holds once the recordings leave the platform.
The Guzangs Report
What it takes to keep the value.
This quarter: the run clubs, factories and funding deals behind African creative work, and whether the money actually reaches the people making it.
Guzangs Presents
The Season
- 23 to 25 October 2026AKAA, Paris
- 28 October to 1 November 2026Lagos Fashion Week
- 5 to 8 November 2026ART X Lagos
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Inheritance and invention across the continent: the makers, ideas, and objects shaping how Africa looks, builds, and gathers.
