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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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