The market around Colobane Square in central Dakar has been a hive of activity since dawn as hundreds of buyers and sellers haggle over the latest imports from Europe. Second-hand clothing, ...

Khadija Ba Diallo has always felt out of sync with her peers. While her brand, L’Artisane, is famous for its contemporary take on the traditional Senegalese boubou, the garment hasn’t always been ...

It was a striking scene in Dakar, Senegal, earlier this month for Dakar Fashion Week. This year’s three-day extravaganza featured 24 African and European designer collections at events in the Azalaï ...

Senegalese street vendors staged a fashion show Friday in Barcelona to present their own clothing line of "legal clothes made by illegal immigrants", the slogan of their new campaign to get off the ...

From afar, Alassane Koné’s portraits appear composed of coarse brush strokes: Move a little closer, and you could swear it’s meticulously arranged straw. In fact, like most of the artworks on display ...