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Nigerian designer pushes ‘Afro-lux’ onto the global fashion scene

Reni Folawiyo, founder of Alara concept store in Lagos, promotes what she calls ‘Afro-lux’. Photo: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFPSource: AFP Its modern architecture complemented by latticework inspired by local Yoruba textiles, Alara, west Africa’s first fashion and design “concept store”, is an imposing sight in Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling economic …

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Norway, environmentalists back in court over oil field permits

Norway, western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer, is regularly criticised for its huge fossil fuel output. Photo: Tom LITTLE / AFP/FileSource: AFP The Norwegian state and environmental groups face off in court again Thursday over three oil fields ruled illegal last year due to insufficient environmental impact studies. In …

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