For women in Tanzania's humid Dar es Salaam port city, the "kanga" is must-have material, functioning as an everyday wraparound dress, bath towel, shawl and, when ragged, dish cloth and mop too.

DAR ES SALAAM For women in Tanzanias humid Dar es Salaam port city, the 'kanga' is must-have material, functioning as an everyday wraparound dress, bath towel, shawl and, when ragged, dish cloth ...

Kanga — a play on the word Kangaroo — believes it offers a key advantage over traditional hoodies and shirts: flexibility. “You don’t have to carry additional clothing,” said Watts ...

When Julia Doig first came to Kenya in 1978, she fell in love with the kikoi; a traditional East African sarong. Now, she is the director of the Kikoy Company (Kikoy.com)-a company that commands a ...

Models wear creations of bright colours and traditional cloth stitched into figure-hugging mini-dresses at Swahili Fashion Week in Dar es Salaam November 5, 2009.[Agencies] DAR ES SALAAM –For ...