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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Air France launches direct flights to Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam. Air France has launched direct flights from Paris to Dar es Salaam, making it the 31st route in sub-Saharan Africa after a 28-year absence. What you need to know Dar es Salaam becomes the second destination in Tanzania, joining Zanzibar where the airline has been operating since October 2021 with two weekly flights into the Abeid…

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French luxury group LVMH becomes world’s 10th biggest company (and EU’s largest)

Paul Theron, MD at Vestact Asset Management, and South African fashion designer David Tlale speak to The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield about French multinational LVMH. A 5% rise in LVMH’s share price in mid-April saw the company’s market capitalisation reach $486 billion, briefly ranking it as the world’s 10th-biggest company. The luxury-brand powerhouse also becomes the first European company…

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