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Ohlanna Bu Zikora Is the Nigerian Designer Inspired by the 1930s

Profile silhouette of a model in a graphic print jacket against a deep blue background, from the Umunwanyi Town Council collection by Ohlanna Bu Zikora.

Zikora Ikebuaku knows how to credit their predecessors. There’s a level of surety and admiration

Three African Knowledge Systems on the Loewe Craft Prize 2026 Shortlist

A contemporary ceramic sculpture by Xanthe Somers for the Loewe Craft Prize, shaped like a tall woven basket or vase with a textured, colorful surface in shades of orange, yellow, and violet

The 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize shortlist runs thirty finalists from nineteen countries. Three of them work with African craft traditions as method

The Value Problem: What a Dress Really Costs

Models close the Ituen Basi show at GTCO Fashion Weekend 2024, Lagos

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

Ali Farka Touré album cover for The River showing the Malian guitarist seated with guitar against Sahara desert landscape

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

King Charles III at Tolu Coker and the Debut of Brand63Africa at London Fashion Week IMG 0593

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

Kusi Kubi on PALMWINE IceCREAM SS26, Craft, and His Mother’s Wardrobe

Model Lizette in PALMWINE IceCREAM SS26 — a hand-dyed leather skirt, studded belt with gold clasp, and feather-trimmed halter — photographed against a graffiti wall in New York by Myles Loftin.

PALMWINE IceCREAM, the Ghana–London brand led by designer Kusi Kubi, released its SS26 campaign this week

The Value Chain: From Commodity to Cultural Capital

A group of models wearing avant-garde West African fashion featuring voluminous cowrie shell headpieces and woven textiles, representing the evolution of African cultural heritage into global luxury capital.

For generations, Africa exported its wealth in raw form while others captured the margins.

The Best Places to Propose in Africa: From Cape Town to Marrakech

A romantic silhouette of a marriage proposal at sunset on an African riverbank, with vibrant orange skies reflecting on the water and trees in the distance.

Proposals in Africa hit different. Maybe it’s the scale (mountains that dwarf your nerves, waterfalls louder

Africa at the Winter Olympics 2026: The Distance Between Flags and Facilities

A wide shot of the illuminated stadium during the opening ceremony, featuring a vibrant display of international flags representing the global participation at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

From February 6-22, 2026, the world turns its attention to northern Italy for the Winter Olympics, staged across Milan, Cortina

We Ski Too on the African Continent

A person in a patterned winter jacket and goggles skiing down a snowy slope at Oukaïmeden Ski Station in Morocco.

Most people picture Africa and think: heat. Endless sun, dust, maybe a safari jeep kicking up red dirt. Snow?

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