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Launch of Ambassadors Collective – 2022

The Ambassadors’ Collective was launched in September 2022 in Accra, Ghana with the showcase of a 25-piece collection. The initiative was powered by Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC) and was created in collaboration with five (5) African designers. They are Adama Paris by Adama Amanda Ndiaye of Senegal; Orange Culture by Adebayo Oke-Lawal of…

IFFACNews & UpdatesSeptember 30, 20220Comments

Circularity Project

The textile industry causes a massive amount of pollution, contributing up to 10 per cent of global greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. The fashion industry also generates a huge amount of waste, with clothing either being dumped in landfill or shipped to lower-income countries to be sold, causing environmental, economic and social damage. The IFFAC team…

IFFACNews & UpdatesAugust 30, 20220Comments

A NEW DAWN

UK arts and culture publication Boy.Brother.Friend in their 3rd issue, did a feature on Kennethize, whose SS’21 runway show was the official opening of Paris Fashion week 2021 which was facilitated by IFFAC. Photographer Retoschmidd documents, in 4 chapters, the various activities encompassed in the execution of the show—Arrivals & Departures, Upwardly Mobile, Solidarity Community, and Air, Land & Sea. Featured are: Artists Oyinkandada, and Bunmi Agusto (@bunmiagusto), musician @cktrl, models…

IFFACNews & UpdatesDecember 20, 20210Comments

Kenneth Ize – Spring 2022 Ready To Wear

It was February 24, 2020 when Kenneth Ize debuted on the Paris runway. His show caught the world’s attention—a cameo by Naomi Campbell can do that for a young designer. Then came the pandemic, which was hard on fashion brands of all sizes. Covid could’ve derailed him, but he was busier than ever. Ize spent…

IFFACNews & UpdatesDecember 8, 20210Comments

The IFFAC Launches Long-Term Capital Vehicle To Support African Fashion Designers During Paris Fashion Week

The continent of Africa has long had burgeoning talent in the fashion design field but there has been a lack of investment to fuel designers for the long haul. But this has been changing in the past years with women like Roberta Annan working tirelessly to support this talent. During Paris Fashion Week the…

brandbeatNews & UpdatesDecember 2, 20210Comments

IFFAC INVESTS IN AFRICAN FASHION AND BEAUTY BRANDS

Roberta Annan, founder of the Accra, Ghana-based African Fashion Foundation and managing partner of Annan Capital Partners (ACP), launched the Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC) in Paris earlier this week. Billed as a long-term capital vehicle, IFFAC supports African creative entrepreneurs by awarding grants and early-stage investments to qualified businesses, while also providing a…

brandbeatNews & UpdatesNovember 24, 20210Comments

La création africaine au coeur des investissements

Permettre aux stylistes africains d’accéder à la scène internationale en les soutenant financièrement dans toutes les étapes de leur développement, c’est la vocation de cette jeune société d’investissement lancée en avril 2021 à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, par Laureen Kouassi-Olsson. Depuis six mois, Birimian multiplie les initiatives. En juin dernier, la société a signé deux partenariats…

brandbeatNews & UpdatesNovember 24, 20210Comments

THE FIRST LONG-TERM CAPITAL VEHICLE TO SUPPORT AFRICAN CREATIVES LAUNCHED DURING PARIS FASHION WEEK

Paris – With ambitions to establish the first luxury group of the African continent, Ms. Roberta Annan, an award-winning entrepreneur of Ghanaian decent, launched the Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC) today. It is one of the first long-term capital vehicles which seeks to leverage the untapped talent and commercial power of Africa’s creative industries.…

brandbeatNews & UpdatesNovember 24, 20210Comments