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 ...

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, ...

In recent years the global secondhand apparel market for clothing and shoes has grown exponentially. In 2002 used clothing exports were worth US$1.4 billion. Despite a slowdown during the COVID-19 ...

Throughout Africa, the supply of secondhand clothing from Western countries far outpaces the demand, and the trade's environmental hazards extend into river, ocean, urban and forest ecosystems ...

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 ...

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

Africa Fashion Through Oct. 22 at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York; brooklynmuseum.org. Seph Rodney is a curator and art critic in Newburgh, N.Y.

Opinion Donate clothes? You’re contributing to Africa’s ‘mitumba’ problem. Establishing robust recycling infrastructure will demand support from the public and private sectors.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...