Too much twerk: How ‘Dior parties’ are causing a scandal in West Africa

Videos of young women dancing in colourful boubou gowns have exploded across social media in West Africa. Dubbed “Dior parties”, the social media trend that originated in Guinea is now stirring controversy. What many see as a joyful revival of African identity and sisterhood has met with fierce backlash from conservative critics and pushed Mali to place a country-wide ban on the celebrations.