Africa

Shared Utilities Help African Textile Hubs Expand Cotton Processing

Africa Elham Habibi - October 30, 2026 0

Industrial parks in Africa are using shared water treatment, electricity connections and logistics services to reduce the infrastructure costs manufacturers face when establishing textile...

Africa

Textile Export Council of Egypt to Participate in GTR North Africa 2026

The Textile Export Council of Egypt (TEC) will participate in GTR North Africa 2026, a regional conference focused...

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Comercial Arqué Sees Egypt as Textile Nearshoring Hub

Egypt’s established textile manufacturing base, proximity to Europe and long-standing cotton heritage could strengthen its position as a...

Africa

Nigeria Urged to Act as 180 Textile Factories Shut Down

Nigeria’s Federal Government has been urged to take immediate action to protect the country’s remaining cotton, textile and...

Africa

Can Africa Turn Its Cotton Strength Into a Global Textile Industry?

Africa is an important supplier of raw cotton to the global economy, yet it captures only a limited...

Ghanaian entrepreneur adopts African beads, fabrics to create fashion

Middle East and Africa November 17, 2021

Beads and fabrics have been essential to dressing in Africa for many generations, while a young fashion entrepreneur from Ghana is now seeking to...

AfCFTA members yet to agree on rules of origin for textile-apparel

Middle East and Africa November 4, 2021

African countries are still working to align on crucial components of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, with significant disagreements remaining on...

West Africa Connect 2021 Links Global Buyers with Textile Suppliers

Middle East and Africa November 2, 2021

On November 16 and 17, 2021, West Africa Connect will bring industry representatives from the textile, garments, and ICT service sectors together virtually. With...

Turkish exporters aim for $50B annual trade with Africa

Middle East and Africa October 24, 2021

An African man stands near the investment booths at the Turkey-Africa Economic and Business Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 21, 2021. Turkish exporters are aiming...

Knitwear powerhouse Tunicotex Group selects Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan

Garment & Fashion October 6, 2021

Knitwear powerhouse Tunicotex Group selects Coats Digital’s FastReactPlan to transform production planning and target post-pandemic growth. As a critical component of its digitization strategy, Tunicotex...

The Potential of the Nonwoven Industry in Africa

Middle East and Africa September 28, 2021

Nonwovens are high-tech engineered fabrics that are employed in a wide range of products and applications. Flat, porous sheets manufactured directly from individual fibers...

South Africa’s eThekwini to Invest in Textile-Garment Units

Middle East and Africa September 27, 2021

South Africa’s eThekwini Municipality, which includes Durban and surrounding towns, is planning to invest more than 12 million rand over the next three years...

How Palm Byproducts are Becoming a Springboard to the Future Circular Bioecomomy

Egypt August 18, 2021

The International Association for Palm Byproducts and the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to organize the 2nd World Conference on Byproducts of Palms and their...

South Africa garment sector threatened by China’s illegal imports

Middle East and Africa July 27, 2021

South Africa’s textile and garment sector is being undermined by illegal imports from China, unions have said, which are threatening the revival of the...