Canex Wknd festival in Algiers showcases African fashion’s “soft power”
Canex, the acronym of Creation Africa Nexus, is a familiar name for regulars of the Tranoï trade show in Paris. In the last two years, the Parisian event has dedicated an entire room of its Palais Brongniart venue each season to showcase 20 designers of African origin. At Tranoï’s September session, labels like Sukeina, Lagos Space Programme […]
The business of fashion: a blueprint to develop local value chains
At this year’s Creative Africa Nexus Weekend (CANEX), 18 designers from Africa and the Caribbean are hoping to catch the eyes of buyers and investors. They are part of a larger group of 80 designers from 29 countries, under the CANEX Presents Africa at Portugal Fashion programme that is coordinated by Lulu Shabell in collaboration […]
Paris Fashion Week also celebrates inclusion and cultural diversity thanks to the work of African designers.
At Paris Fashion Week, we identified eight (excellent) designers from different parts of Africa. Find out who they are. The recently concluded Paris Fashion Week gave us the opportunity to meet eight outstanding designers of African origin thanks to their participation in CANEX, a project of the Tranoï trade fair that celebrates and supports African [&helli
From Africa to the World: UNESCO and its new report on the challenges and growth prospects of the continent’s fashion industry.
An exciting UNESCO event on African fashion was held on January 26, 2024, at its headquarters in Paris. I was there, and now I’ll tell you about it. UNESCO recently published a report analyzing the growing development of the fashion industry in Africa, highlighting exciting data and key insights. The team responsible for organizing African […]