As African designers gain international visibility, logistical challenges often get in the way of business expansion. So what ...

Tom Cruise’s famous getup in Risky Business can’t quite qualify as a shirt dress (it’s a little short), but it comes oh-so ...

If you’ve gone on an African safari, chances are you’ve heard of the Big Five, the must-see list of iconic megafauna. The term, coined in the late 1800s during Africa’s colonial period, refers to what ...

The Mercator map, first created in the 16th century, has long been the standard map used for navigation and education, but it stretches land masses farther from the equator. For example, Greenland ...

"I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown, which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. "I wanted my dress to stop people in their tracks." The 18-year-old from ...

Laniyah Belcarist, from St Louis in Missouri, ordered her dress from Nigeria for this year's prom "I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially ...

One major theme that has defined this prom season amidst the march of celebrity red carpet replica dresses has been African-inspired designs. From the Black Lives Matter movement to bullied New Jersey ...

1. South Sudan: South Sudanese people often have some of the darkest skin tones in Africa. This is attributed to the region’s high levels of melanin, which provides protection against intense UV ...

Kasese, Uganda, has felt more than its share of sorrow and tragedy. But some of its youngest residents have a glimmer of hope, courtesy of a group of dressmakers at a Lake County Catholic church and ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa’s sub-Saharan region of Sahel this week, as Moscow seeks to ...