A Memory of Walls

A Memory of Walls Uche Ibemere photographs the brutalist soul of the University of Lagos The University of Lagos was not built to be beautiful. It was built to be permanent, a concrete declaration that independence would have institutions to match its ambitions. Constructed between the 1960s and 1980s, the campus is one of […]
At Sofitel Cotonou Marina, Georgiana Viou Welcomes Nokx Majozi for the Next Les Rendez-vous de L’Ami

On April 1, Les Rendez-vous de L’Ami returns to L’Ami at Sofitel Cotonou Marina Hotel & Spa
Five Nations, One Continent, One Clear Message: PUMA’s World Cup Kits Put Africa Front and Centre

Inside PUMA’s most culturally ambitious collection yet, and what it signals about how global sportswear is
The Scaling Gap

Hanifa, Ami Colé, and what the industry’s love can’t build.
Why Bonhams Is the Last Global Auction House With a Dedicated African Art Sale

On March 19, Bonhams holds its Modern & Contemporary African Art auction at New Bond Street. The lots tell a
The Women Who Built the Revolution

To understand what accelerating action on gender equality actually looks like, what it costs, what
If This. Then That: Bracelets – Cartier Love Bracelet → Adele Dejak Bikuli Bracelet

Certain pieces move past fashion and settle into permanence. If you understand why the Love Bracelet became a classic, you will see that same permanence in Adele Dejak’s Bikuli. IF YOU LIKE CARTIER 18kt yellow gold, screw motif, locks onto the wrist. Designed by Aldo Cipullo in 1969. Runs about $6,900. In 1969, Aldo Cipullo […]
The Value Problem: What a Dress Really Costs

Two women stood side by side at a worktable in Lisa Folawiyo’s Lagos studio, threading beads onto a dress from the upcoming collection
The Blues That Never Left Africa

When Ali Farka Touré first heard John Lee Hooker’s records in the 1960s, the
King Charles III at Tolu Coker and the Debut of Brand63Africa at London Fashion Week

When King Charles took his front row seat at Tolu Coker’s Fall-Winter 2026 show at 180 Strand on Thursday,