Africa

Building Competitive Apparel Manufacturing in Africa: Lessons from the Factory Floor

Bernard Samaraweera explains why low labour costs alone cannot make Africa competitive — and why people, processes, technology and regional integration will determine the continent’s future in global apparel...

Côte d’Ivoire Signs China Textile Partnership to Boost Local Cotton Processing

A new agreement between CCA-K and CCPIT-TEX aims to attract Chinese investment, technology and industrial expertise as Côte...

Climate Change Puts Africa’s Cotton and Textile Ambitions Under Pressure

Africa’s ambitions to expand its textile and apparel manufacturing industry are becoming increasingly linked to a challenge that...

African Buyers Turn to Milano Fashion&Jewels for Premium Made in Italy Collections

Kenyan Retailers See Strong Growth Potential for Italian Fashion, Jewellery and Accessories As demand for premium fashion continues to...

Benin Plans to Triple Local Cotton Processing as Textile Industry Expands

Benin is moving to increase its domestic cotton-processing capacity from 40,000 tonnes to 140,000 tonnes as part of...

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How to Know Successful Textile Agencies in Africa: A Promoting Sector in 3 Decades

Although the African textile market is diverse, cotton seems to be consistent. Nowadays, cotton is grown and sold in many African nations. With 450,000 Africans...

Africa’s Fourth Industrial Revolution Needs an African Agenda

By Tiko Iyamu, Professor of Information Technology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa Africa stands at a defining moment. As the Fourth...

African Textile Industry

• Globally, the fashion industry is expected to double in the next 10 years, generating up to US$ 5 trillion annually. • Fashion is a...

Shree Modern Textiles to develop free trade zone in Uganda

The Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) recently issued two developer’s licenses to BlockChain Technologies (U) Limited and Shree Modern Textiles Ltd to develop free...

Global interest in African cotton growing

Global interest in Africa is growing. The US and Russia don’t want to be sidelined in the Dark Continent by strategic super-investor China. At...
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