African textile designers are taking the world of fashion by storm, thanks to their bold patterns and rich cultural heritage ...

This beautiful collection of vibrant and colourful African textiles, carefully selected from North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa, will thrill and inspire artists and designers, particularly ...

The country known for genocide is now giving the world $140 sundresses. In the hilly Rwandan capital of Kigali, 300 female survivors of the 1994 mass violence are stitching kanga cloth into cocktail ...

In a small shop nestled inside the heart of Accra, Patience Golo prepares to stitch yards of African wax print for a wedding dress she is making for a client. The fabric is rich in color: pops of ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. With the global demand for African art and music steadily rising, it is no surprise that design from around the ...

A gallery in Sliema is introducing contemporary African art to the island with an exhibition by Ethiopian artist Dawit Adnew. It comes at the time when Malta has just opened an embassy in Ethiopia.