At the Rwandan fashion show, royals sit front row
According to estimates, the West sends 15 million used clothes to Ghana, a Commonwealth nation, each week.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
A runway presentation during Rwanda Fashion Week was attended by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
To represent the Queen at the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference this year, the Royal couple is in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
Charles and Camilla sat in the front row as designers from Rwanda, Nigeria, and South Africa displayed their collections despite a brief power outage in the venue.
The most recent royal activity comes after Camilla spoke at a panel to eliminate gender-based violence and Prince Charles visited a memorial for the Rwandan tragedy.
Leaders in the industry discussed how to halt the rapidly expanding fast fashion trend, making sustainable fashion a significant theme at this year's summit.
According to estimates, the West sends 15 million used clothes to Ghana, a Commonwealth nation, each week. About 40% of it is of poor quality and is discarded as being worthless, ending up in landfills.
