EVENT: Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers Association Presents Clothing Indaba, Nov. 16-17th, 2012

Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers Association Presents Clothing Indaba, Nov. 16-17th, 2012. See flyer for details. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the brilliant woman in business and leadership, with an emphasis on the African woman …

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CONTEST: SWAHILI FASHION WEEK T-Shirt Designing Competition 2012

SWAHILI FASHION WEEK T-Shirt Designing Competition 2012 celebrating five (5) years of Swahili Fashion Week.See flyer for details. Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary African fashion and celebrating the brilliant woman in business and leadership, with an emphasis …

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Nike Okundaye, Ola Olakunrin Honored as "Mould-Breakers" by Serena & Venus Williams

Nike Okundaye, Ola Olakunrin honored as “Mould-Breakers” by the Williams’Sisters BTM Project at the Gala Dinner. Two exemplary Nigerian mould-breakers were honored last night at the exclusive gala dinner held in honor of Venus and Serena Williams at the prestigious Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Nike Okundaye of the Nike Art Gallery and Dr. …

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WINNERS Crowned at the 4th Annual Africa Fashion Awards: Ituen Basi, Helen Jennings, Mimi Plange Among BIG Winners for the Night

The big winners in the 4th Annual Africa Fashion Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg on October 28, concluding over 20 shows in the inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. Highly-acclaimed Nigerian designer, Ituen Basi, won the Designer of the Year: Africa award while Ghanaian-born, American-based designer, Mimi Plange was announced …

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African Leaders, Academics to Debate Economic Transformation and Empowerment at African Economic Conference 2012

Kigali, Rwanda, (29) October 2012 – Hundreds of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 30 to November 2 to debate the continent’s prospects for sustainable and inclusive growth in the context of the international economic crisis. Organized each year by the African Development Bank (AfDB), …