Seriously.. does one gain anything by taking lives in cold blood and sending shivers down the spine of every Tom, Dick and Harry??

Africa’s prime fashion event, the two-yearly FIMA
festival in Niger, was called off Tuesday on the
eve of its launch over fears of terror attacks, Niger
designer Alphadi announced.
“The Niger
government has decided to postpone this 10th
edition of FIMA due to events in Diffa (southeast
Niger), Mali, Chad, Cameroon, France,” said
Alphadi, a prominent couturier whose real name is
Seidnaly Sidhamed.


Due to have gathered some 1,000 designers,
models and fashion types from 40 nations for
Africa’s November 25-29 fashion week, the
festival will take place “very soon”, he added
without giving a date. Armed jihadists and suicide
bombers from Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist
group have staged repeated attacks since
February in Niger’s southeast Diffa region near
Nigeria, leaving hundreds of people dead.
Alphadi, whose collections feature worldwide, said
the postponement also aimed to show
“compassion” for neighbouring Mali, in national
mourning after an attack on a luxury hotel last
week that left 19 people dead. First held in 1998,
the Niger fashion get-together gathers buyers and
stylists as well as showcasing the latest creations
in African sculpture, art and jewellery.

Musicians and sports VIPs also attend.
Professional footballers Samuel Eto’o from
Cameroon and Ivorian Yaya Toure were expected
for this year’s launch in Niger’s biggest
stadium.

The last 2013 edition was held under tight
security in fear of an attack by the Al-Qaeda
Islamic Maghreb (AQMI).


source: www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/africas-top-fashion-event-called-off-over-terror-fears/