An upcycled fashion and thrifting festival in Ghana is called Obroni Wawu October, using a phrase that in the local Akan language means “dead white man’s clothes.” Organizers see the event ...

That investigation found that over 75 percent of the clothes were destroyed, dumped, or turned into rags, left in warehouses, ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager to pluck a bargain or a designer ...

Partners of the initiative include the African Export-Import Bank, which is preparing to launch the Pan African Fashion ...

But this turned out to be a complex endeavor. For one thing, the business infrastructure in Africa can often be challenging to navigate. Global payments systems like Stripe don’t operate in many ...

Ghana ranked as the second-largest importer of second-hand clothes in 2023, with GHC30.4 billion, while South Africa came third with Sh29.4 billion, Uganda at Sh27.2 billion, and Nigeria at S27 ...

AP reports that her Kenyan clothing brand, Hisi Studio, has recently launched a new fashion line focused on the needs of ...

Desmond Alugnoa, GAIA Africa’s Program Manager, insists, “Africa cannot become a dumping ground for fast fashion’s waste. This is not charity; this is waste colonialism.

'Africa Fashion' brings diverse designs to Field Museum: 'You're going to leave with some inspiration' More than 180 works from African artists are featured in the show, which runs through June 29.

As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution Cows are seen at the largest dumpsite where textile waste ends up at Old Fadama in Accra, Ghana ...

That investigation found that over 75 percent of the clothes were destroyed, dumped, or turned into rags, left in warehouses, or exported to Africa, where up to half of the world’s used clothing ...

As fast fashion's waste pollutes Africa's environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as ...