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How Sierra Leone’s Traditional Textiles Are Weaving a Modern Fashion Economy

07/07/2026 0

Clothes displayed on a rack at Just Fabulous Heritage Studio, Freetown on June, 27, 2026. Photo: Eric Kawa, bird Story Agency Sierra Leone’s traditional textiles are being reimagined into a modern fashion economy, as designers […]

The DRC may have lost against England, but they achieved something arguably more significant

06/07/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency For the DRC, the 2026 FIFA World Cup was never simply about football. It was a return to the world’s biggest sporting stage after a 52-year absence and an opportunity to […]

Africa is building the systems that make climate capital move

05/07/2026 0

Graphics: Hope Mukami Africa’s next battle for climate finance may be won less by countries with the biggest renewable resources than by those building the strongest investment systems. Bonface Orucho, bird story agency Africa’s next […]

Young Gambian Artist Giving Traditional Printmaking New Life

08/07/2026 0

Gambian artist Anna Isatou Bah in her studio at the ART27 Studio in Sanyang, a coastal town in the West Coast Region of The Gambia. Photo: Osman Kargbo, bird story agency. From selling paintings at […]

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AfricaNewsAnalysis reporting from the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026

08/07/2026 0

Maryam Bukar Hassan at the Hamburg Sustainability ConferenceNigerian poet and spoken word artist Maryam Bukar Hassan, was at #HSC26, where she gave a voice to both human fragility and responsibility. Maryam reminded her audience that the future […]

How Sierra Leone’s Traditional Textiles Are Weaving a Modern Fashion Economy

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How ‘Hope is a Word’ tells the Niger Delta’s story through poetry

06/07/2026 0

A still image from the film ‘Hope is a Word’ showing open water contaminated with an oil spill. Photo credits: Anita Vedå. As ‘Hope is a Word’ begins its international festival journey, the film turns […]