Africa

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

Africa Elham Habibi - August 19, 2026 0

Africa’s ambitions to expand its textile and apparel manufacturing industry are becoming increasingly linked to a challenge that begins far before the spinning mill...

Africa

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...

Africa

Top 10 Leather Companies in Ethiopia: Leading Manufacturers and Brands

Ethiopia has one of Africa’s most distinctive leather industries, combining a strong raw-material base with tanneries, footwear factories...

Middle East and Africa

Global Islamic Clothing Market to Reach $153.6 Billion by 2033

The global Islamic clothing market is projected to grow from $103.5 billion in 2026 to $153.6 billion by...

Africa

AfDB Invests €200 Million in Morocco’s Future Workforce

The African Development Bank Group has approved €200 million in financing to modernise Morocco’s vocational training system and...

Angola: Alassola Factory to Produce 500k Masks/Month

Economy News May 31, 2020

The Alassola textile factory in Benguela, located in the centre-west of Angola, has begun large-scale production of face masks as part of the national...

Importance of Global Markets for Domestic Producers and Global Markets Strategies

Article May 29, 2020

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...

Ethiopia: COVID-19 and the Economic Impact in Ethiopia

Economy News May 25, 2020

Today, we face a major economic upheaval particularly more severe than we have ever witnessed before. The coronavirus pandemic is a different kind of...

IMPORTED CLOTHES IN THE REGION TO COST MORE AFTER TAX REVIEW

Economy News March 28, 2020

East African citizens will pay more for imported clothes should governments go ahead with plans raise taxes on imported textiles by between 30 and...

SA’S FIRST PLASTIC ROAD OFFICIALLY OPENS

Middle East and Africa March 26, 2020

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...

EAC to increase taxes on imported textiles

Garment & Fashion March 12, 2020

The East African Community (EAC) recently announced plans to increase taxes on imported textiles to between 30 and 35 per cent to protect and...

ITME AFRICA 2020 Exhibition – “Prosperity through Technology” Opens to a great response in Addis Ababa

Exhibition News February 26, 2020

ITME AFRICA 2020, the first of its kind business and technology Exhibition opened on 14th February 2020 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia receiving 1791 unique...

CALLING ALL AFRICAN FASHION DESIGNERS: SCOUTING FOR AFRICA PROJECT LAUNCHED

Garment & Fashion February 25, 2020

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...

GHANA WASTE EXPOSÉ: RECYCLING ASSOCIATION LAMBASTS DUMPING

Economy News February 25, 2020

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...

INDIAN FIRMS EYEING AFRICA FOR APPAREL MANUFACTURING

Garment & Fashion February 25, 2020

Abundant young talent, simple trade agreements, income tax breaks, cheap labour and power, friendly tax laws, strategic geographical position and the announcement of African Continental...

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