Women in front of a truck decorated with khangas. Photo by and courtesy of Pat Augsburger The khanga, a vibrantly colored East African cloth, was created on the island of Zanzibar in the mid-1880s.

Dar Es Salaam — LOCAL traders have expressed concern over the grim future of the traditional attires---Khanga and Kitenge---due to increasingly dwindling demand for the cloth in recent years. While ...

Russian reaction to President Barack Obama's visit seemed mixed, but he serves as inspiration to the country's little-known African-Russian community. For Russians of African descent, President Barack ...

Absolutely pretty and eye catching, the brand work a tasteful blend of Italian craftsmanship and Kenyan heritage in the creation of unique set of flats from traditional East African khanga material. A ...