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Inside Algeria’s Enigmatic Fashion Market

Brands like Zara and Mango are opening boutiques in Algeria, one of the largest yet least developed fashion markets in North Africa, as the country tries to shake off its isolationist past.
Alger Fashion Week has presented Algerian designers in European cities like Paris and Lyon since 2011.
Alger Fashion Week has presented Algerian designers in European cities like Paris and Lyon since 2011. (Valentine Michel)
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Despite being an enigma to most western business leaders, Algeria has attracted several major fashion brands to its shores following a long period of international isolation. To get a snapshot of the retail opportunities that exist in this dynamic, hydrocarbon-rich nation, brand leaders usually go straight to the Bab Ezzouar shopping mall in the capital Algiers.

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Kingsley Kobo

Kingsley Kobo is a contributing writer at The Business of Fashion. Kobo is a writer based in Côte d’Ivoire who covers African fashion, business, environment, and culture.

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