Africa Matters

CANEX: A Bold Step for African Fashion in Paris

By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Amid the anticipated weather disruptions of Paris Fashion Week, the Palais Brongniart became a vibrant stage for CANEX (Creative Africa Nexus) Presents Africa, a talent development platform dedicated to highlighting the continent’s design prowess. Despite the dreary gray skies and relentless rain, the energy in the former stock exchange, a historic venue previously…

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Comic Nasty Blaq Inks int’l Collabo With Run Fashion Line

Popular Nigerian entertainer, Nasty Blaq has added to his achievements. The star comic has inked a first-of-a-kind international collaboration with Emirati fashion brand Run Fashion. A new collection inspired by Nasty Blaq: jackets, joggers, tee-shirts, all taking full advantage of the amazing spread of colors in Africa, with some items utilizing local fabric like adire and other print, is…

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PUMA’s Sales Numbers Are Through The Roof

We mostly hear about how the COVID-19 pandemic has crushed businesses, big and small, across the world. Almost every industry has taken hard knocks, what with supply-chain challenges across the board. The fashion and sports apparel industry has also suffered, being forced to rely on expensive air freight rather than container ships to complete the supply chain. There have…

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