African wraps, with their vivid colors and gorgeous patterns, are the perfect option for chic and timeless layering ...

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 ...

“For ladies, business, formal, or smart casual wear applies. Skirts and dresses should be below knee-length and decent. Sleeveless blouses are prohibited,” Wetangula said. Prohibited ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

African countries once had large textile industries - and some critics blame the flood of cheap second-hand clothes from abroad for the continent's shrunken textile sector.