On September 13, 2025, Kinshasa, RDC witnessed a vibrant celebration of fashion, culture, and artistry as Vlisco unveiled its latest flagship boutique, Vlisco 30 Juin, in the heart of the city. The Dutch heritage brand, renowned for its iconic printed fabrics, marked this milestone with an immersive new retail concept
In this beginning of 2025, the Dutch company Vlisco, specialized in printed fabrics, decided to collaborate with Africa, especially Togo, for its latest campaign, the creative project called “Blossoming Beauty”. Launched on January 14, 2025, "Blossoming Beauty" was photographed by Togo YEYE, a visionary creative project led by
AFROPOLiTAiN sat down with Artist Fally Ipupa to ask him about his new music video "Mayanga." Ipupa collaborated with the Vlisco brand and its "The Garden of Sisterhood" campaign to help bring his vision for the video to life. With gorgeous women adorned in Vlisco'
A group of London friends are gaining millions of social media views by exploring their ancestral homelands instead of typical tourist destinations. The "Kids of the Colony" - Abu Finiin, Kayum Miah, and Zak Hajjaj, all aged 22 - have traveled to Bangladesh, Morocco, and Somaliland to connect
A huge chunk of space debris crashed into Mukuku village in Kenya recently, sending villagers into shock and worry. On December 30, 2024, a metallic ring, 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter and weighing about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms), hurtled from space and landed in a thicket, sending
Seven years since police in Kenya killed six-month-old Samantha Pendo, justice remains a mirage for her grieving parents. The infant had been killed when police violently stormed a home in Kisumu in the wake of violence that hit parts of the country following the August 2017 elections. A case against
Owing to spiraling violence and targeted killings of Sudanese nationals by rogue youths in the country, a nationwide curfew has been imposed with the aim of restoring sanity and preventing further bloodshed in the country. Starting January 17, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the curfew came
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