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This Rwandan entrepreneur turns discarded tires into fashionable footwear

2 months ago | cnn.com | Jackie Prager |Jackelyn Prager

Turning tires into fashionable footwear 01:40 - Source: CNN Turning tires into fashionable footwear 01:40 CNN — Every year, about one billion tires around the world reach the end of their life according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Many of them end up piled in landfills posing potential health and environmental risks. In Africa, one Rwandan entrepreneur has found a way to upcycle the rubber to create fashionable footwear.
How African designers are making their mark on global fashion

Jan 23, 2025 | cnn.com | Jackie Prager |Jackelyn Prager

In recent years, African designers have found support from international celebrities including Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell. Now a growing number of the continent’s fashion brands are preparing to make inroads into global fashion markets. Among this wave of talent is South African designer Thebe Magugu, who was awarded the 2019 LVMH Prize for young designers, which comes with a €300,000 ($315,000) grant, and opened his first fashion house in Johannesburg last year.
Crafting brand recognition through packaging

Jan 8, 2025 | cnn.com | Jackelyn Prager

Gabriel Kuti founded Cubic Prints and Crafts Ltd. in Nigeria to help African brands stand out through unique gift boxes and packaging. 01:43 - Source: CNN 10 videos
Expanding Africa’s fashion sector

Jan 6, 2025 | cnn.com | Jackelyn Prager

As more African fashion designers break into the international market, creatives search for ways to keep the value chain within the continent and compete with household brands. 22:59 - Source: CNN 6 videos
Boosting food production in Africa through tech

Dec 10, 2024 | cnn.com | Jackelyn Prager

CNN explores how companies are using cutting-edge technology to revolutionize Africa’s agriculture industry. 22:59 - Source: CNN 6 videos
This health tech startup is streamlining access to medicine in Nigeria

Dec 3, 2024 | cnn.com | Jackelyn Prager

This health tech startup is streamlining access to medicine in Nigeria Remedial Health is expediting Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain while preventing counterfeit medicines from hitting the shelves.
How e-commerce can click in Africa

Nov 5, 2024 | cnn.com | Jackelyn Prager

How e-commerce can click in Africa African companies are working to bolster their online presence and increase last-mile-delivery as the continent’s digital economy is expected to grow.
A rejuvenated railway could change how minerals move in Africa – and globally - Egypt Independent

Nov 5, 2024 | egyptindependent.com | Amy Gunia |Jackelyn Prager

CNN — In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the US. It was a milestone moment for the Lobito Corridor, an initiative backed by a US and Europe that aims to create an efficient transport link from Africa’s mineral-rich interior to the port on its west coast for export, by rejuvenating and expanding old railways.
Ghanian startup leverages AI for faster health diagnoses

Nov 4, 2024 | cnn.com | Jackelyn Prager

Ghanian startup leverages AI for faster health diagnoses Darlington Akogo, the founder of minoHealth AI Labs, is using artificial intelligence to help doctors in Ghana diagnose patients more quickly to ease healthcare demand across the continent.
Lobito Corridor: Angola’s US, Europe-backed railway could change how minerals move in Africa - and globally

Nov 4, 2024 | cnn.com | Amy Gunia |Jackelyn Prager

A train on the Lobito railway in Angola, August 2024. Bruce Buttery for CNN CNN — In late August, a container vessel sailed out of Angola’s Port of Lobito carrying railway operator Lobito Atlantic Railway’s first shipment of copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the US.