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Tunisia>>>Industrial production went down by 7.4% until end July 2020, compared to the same period of 2019, the National Institute of Statistics (French: INS) announced …
Read More »Tunisia: Industrial production posts 7.4% decline at end July
Arab African countries export textiles to Brazil
Last year saw clothing sales from Morocco and Tunisia to Brazil go up. This year should be a different story, with sales slowing down as …
Read More »In Sonia Gomes’s Hands, Textiles Evoke Resilience
By: Ela Bittencourt With her New York debut on the horizon, the Afro-Brazilian artist, known for her seductive, textile-based sculptures, is finally, and rightfully, receiving …
Read More »First organic cotton ginning plant in West Africa
West and Central Africa have their first organic cotton ginning plant, a move designed to boost the regions textile industries. Inaugurated by the President of …
Read More »Nigeria’s Funtua mill expansion to revive cotton farming
Farmers in the Funtua area of Nigeria’s Katsina state are happy over a joint plan by the state and central governments to convert the Funtua …
Read More »The Nonwoven Tech Africa will be held on virtual platform
The Nonwoven Tech Africa Exhibition and Conference will be held on virtual platform globally during 19-20-21-22-23-24-25 October 2020 ‘iRadeecal ‘is a unique virtual platform launched …
Read More »Angola: Alassola Factory to Produce 500k Masks/Month
Benguela — The Alassola textile factory, located in the city of Benguela, country’s centre-west, will produce 500,000 face masks per month, as part of the …
Read More »Importance of Global Markets for Domestic Producers and Global Markets Strategies
Authors: Dr. Rahman Abedinzadeh Niasser, Vahid Agha Babaei Strategist and Management Consultant. There is a lot to be said about entering global markets and they …
Read More »Ethiopia: COVID-19 and the Economic Impact in Ethiopia
The Reporter (Addis Ababa) Today, we face a major economic upheaval particularly more severe than we have ever witnessed before. The coronavirus pandemic is a …
Read More »IMPORTED CLOTHES IN THE REGION TO COST MORE AFTER TAX REVIEW
East African citizens will pay more for imported clothes should governments go ahead with plans raise taxes on imported textiles by between 30 and 35 …
Read More »SA’S FIRST PLASTIC ROAD OFFICIALLY OPENS
Motorists will finally be able to make use of South Africa’s first and only plastic road as of March, 2020. The project aimed at recycling …
Read More »ITME AFRICA 2020 Exhibition – “Prosperity through Technology” Opens to a great response in Addis Ababa
ITME AFRICA 2020, the first of its kind business and technology Exhibition opened on 14th February 2020 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia receiving 1791 unique visitors …
Read More »CALLING ALL AFRICAN FASHION DESIGNERS: SCOUTING FOR AFRICA PROJECT LAUNCHED
Vogue Talents, Vogue Italia’s fashion talent scouting arm, has announced a new project dedicated to African creatives. Named Scouting for Africa 2020, the project is …
Read More »GHANA WASTE EXPOSÉ: RECYCLING ASSOCIATION LAMBASTS DUMPING
The UK’s Textile Recycling Association (TRA) has reiterated that there should be no waste within shipments of clothes sent to African retail markets, after an …
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