Accra, Ghana – Ghana Fashion & Design Week has made history this month. They are now the first fashion week on the Continent to partner with high end publication, Italian Vogue. According to their partnership, Vogue Italia will get exclusive access to runway shows as well as backstage features and interviews. The Vogue Italia team [...]
Two factions in Nollywood have drawn lines in the sand over the recent removal of the fuel subsidy. ANCOP, the Association of Nollywood Core Producers issued a statement condemning the move by the government and rebuking the AGN (Actor’s Guild of Nigeria) for allegedly supporting the move. “…the Nigerian movie industry popularly called Nollywood, rejects [...]
Continue reading …Diaspora (Rwanda). The lives of so many women have been transformed through the wonderful work of Indego Africa. Empowering women through entrepreneurship, the organization has been an outlet to financial independence, education, and freedom for the women it works with. This October, Indego Africa hopes to take it a step further: the organization wants to [...]
Continue reading …In Diaspora. One of our favorite clothing companies SUNO has just unveiled a new website along with an e-commerce store just in time for the spring (which we in New York aren’t feeling yet). We love how african and african-inspired designers are making their clothes accessible to customers in various ways from actually opening physical [...]
Continue reading …The world’s largest fast food chain has found a new destination. Diaspora (Ghana). By early next year, several neighborhoods in Accra may have a new international presence: McDonald’s. The fast food chain, known the world over for it’s hamburgers, shakes and fries, is planning to set up franchises in the Ghanaian city. As of now, [...]
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