CNN to feature Africa’s fashion industry

CNN’s African Voices will feature Africa’s multi-billion-dollar fashion industry in its next edition.

A statement from telecommunications company, Globacom, which sponsors the 30-minute programme, said it would give viewers an insight into the activities of new trendsetters in the continent’s burgeoning fashion industry.

According to CNN, those to be featured in the programme are Jenke Ahmed Tailly, Karim Tassi and Katherine-Mary Pichulik.

“We will start with a fashion icon out of Ivory Coast who is hoping to shake up the industry with his African heritage. And then we head to Morocco where a fashion designer is imprinting his city’s rich culture on crafty clothing, while also being inspired by international elements,”s was quoted as saying.