Power
Who owns adire? Abeokuta’s dyers want an answer
As the cloth goes global, the artisans who made it famous are demanding protection — and a cut.
By Amara Okafor
Power
Influence, institutions and the decisions that decide who rises in African fashion — examined with context, not noise.
Power
The Front Row 50: how we chose this year’s list
The methodology behind our power ranking — and the arguments we had along the way.
By Front Row Staff
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A new textile tariff is quietly reshaping who shows what
The import rule nobody read is deciding this season’s fabric stories.
By Tola Adeyemi
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Fashion councils have the money. Where is it going?
Grant budgets doubled in two years. Designers say the checks haven’t.
By Yusuf Diallo
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PowerAug 8
How a fashion week gets its official status, explained
The paperwork, the politics, and the phone calls behind the word “official.”
By Front Row Staff
PowerAug 6
The ministry memo that has designers on edge
A draft export policy could change who gets to sell abroad — and who signs it off.
By Chidera Nwosu
PowerAug 3
Two rival councils claim to speak for Nigerian fashion
Designers are being asked to pick a side. Most would rather not.
By Kemi Eze
PowerJul 31
The prize money problem: who funds Africa’s fashion awards
Follow the sponsorships and a quieter question appears: what do the funders get back?
By Zanele Dube
PowerJul 30
Why fashion weeks rise and fall, explained
Sponsors, schedules and city politics decide more than the clothes do.
By Chidera Nwosu
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PowerJul 29
The invitation list that set Accra talking
Who was seated, who was snubbed, and what it says about the new pecking order.
By Nadia Mensah
PowerJul 26
The unelected committee deciding Marrakech’s show calendar
Nobody voted for them. Everybody schedules around them.
By Sefi Bello
PowerJul 23
What a geographical indication could do for kente country
The legal tool that protects champagne could soon protect cloth.
By Yusuf Diallo
