Front Row 50
The 50 latest stories from across The Front Row Africa, newest first — updated automatically as we publish.
PowerAug 19
The Front Row 50 now tracks the 50 latest stories from across the site, updated automatically as we publish.
The list is now a live, rolling feed of the site's latest reporting rather than a once-a-year static ranking.
By Front Row Staff
BusinessAug 18
Nairobi label Zuri Atelier closed a $4 million round to scale its leather workshop. Here’s what the money buys.
The Nairobi label's Series A pays for a bigger dye yard, ten new tanning apprenticeships and a distribution push into three new markets.
By Front Row Staff
PeopleAug 16
Dakar’s master tailors are booked through December. Inside the waitlist economy of bespoke suiting.
A season of back-to-back weddings and a wave of new corporate dress codes have Dakar's bespoke houses booking clients into next year.
By Front Row Staff
BusinessAug 15
Ghana lifted its tariff on imported cotton yarn, a quiet win for Accra’s garment factories.
The removed levy on imported cotton yarn cuts input costs for small garment factories that were priced out of competing with Asian imports.
By Front Row Staff
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BusinessAug 14
Cotton prices just spiked. Here’s who pays
From the gin to the atelier, the increase lands unevenly.
By Tola Adeyemi
PowerAug 14
How fashion prizes actually pick their winners
Juries, sponsors, and the votes that never get counted.
By Kemi Eze
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PeopleAug 14
Zinhle Mokoena wants to run your favorite fashion week
The Johannesburg executive on ambition, budgets, and the shows she would cut.
By Zanele Dube
