About Niger

Niger's FIMA festival has been cancelled due to security fears. This follows the recent attacks in Paris and also in Mali, where 22 people were killed in a raid on a luxury hotel last...

To celebrate the appointment of the creator Alphadi as the peace Ambassador for UNESco, the delegation of the Niger and the ministry of culture organized in his honor a Press Conference on the celebration...

For years, FIMA has stood as the only international fashion event to take place in the capital of Niger. However things are about to change. In 2016 designers from around the world, mainly francophone...

FIMA a bi annual fashion event and the only successful event to date to take place in Niger will be graced by the presence of Yemi Alade. The Look for Johnny, Nigerian superstar who...

The beauty standards and criteria aren’t all that different from your typical beauty pageant, except in the nomadic Wodaabe tribe of Niger, it’s the girls who get to judge the boys.   There is one country...

Friday, September 4, 2015, the largest top-model contest in Niger was held for FIMA 2015 in Niamey, Niger. The event was in collaboration with Orange Network. The competition gave the opportunity to 20 Nigerien...

Supporters of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) are elated that the U.S. Senate has reauthorized AGOA for 10 more years.The long-term extension means that the U.S. and member countries can take advantage...

FIMA (Festival International de la Mode en Afrique) is set to return in 2015 as announced in the press conference on 22nd of April. The event fathered and founded by Alphadi aka the Magician...

Alphadi, also known as The Magician of Dessert has launched his own aftershave/perfume. Following a successful career in fashion that projected the Nigerien designer from Niamey to opening shops in New York. The designer...

The countdown is on, and less than a week to go you can get the exclusive update on Glitz Africa Fashion Week 2014 right here only on FashionGHANA. Judging by my 6 year experience...

Renowned designer Colle Ardo Sow reignited SiraVision for 2013, a significant event of the African fashion that takes place in Dakar, Senegal that took place on the 4th of December.   The 2013 edition saw SiraVision...

Watch video clips of the just ended FIMA 2013. And international show of some of the up and coming designers from franphone Africa as well as some popular ones. Below are videos of Mamadou...