Second-hand clothes from the West are big business in Africa. But while they are good for the African consumer, they are destroying local businesses.

Rwanda, like other East African countries, used to produce most of its own clothes. But in the 1980s, regional leaders worked with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to open up ...

KENYA’S PARLIAMENT has banned traditional African clothes from being worn within the building. ... formal, or smart casual wear applies. Skirts and dresses should be below knee-length and decent.

Although the category is difficult to define, 98 percent of all women will wear a jean jacket over casual clothes. Women’s casual clothes are also typified by pockets.

Rwanda is planning to ban the import of second-hand clothes Claim: Donating second-hand clothes has had a negative effect on textile industries in African countries. The Rwandan President, Paul ...

His 1947 paper cut-out Les Velours reportedly drew on Kuba appliqué. Kuba textiles even appeared in episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Frasier as archetypes of African fine art.

Some conventional West African diners might complain that the foods at these fast-casual restaurants isn’t traditional. But that’s not Mr. Amosu’s primary concern at ChòpnBlọk.

Second-hand clothes from the West are big business in Africa. But while they are good for the African consumer, they are destroying local businesses.

Claim: Donating second-hand clothes has had a negative effect on textile industries in African countries. The Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, has said: "We are put in a situation where we have to ...