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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Features
Ideas, ownership and the people shaping African creative culture.
How Brands Sell Belonging
From Kai Collective’s early-morning pop-ups to Onalaja’s runway, the continent’s labels have learned that the feeling of being let in can sell a dress long before the fabric does.
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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Culture, Art & Design
Inheritance and invention across the continent: the makers, ideas, and objects shaping how Africa looks, builds, and gathers.
