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...

KENYA HAS WORLD-CLASS RUNNERS BUT INVESTORS HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO BACK LOCALLY-MADE RUNNING SHOES

Kenya February 25, 2020

Kenyan runners are known worldwide for winning gold medals and breaking world records. But the country’s first performance athletic shoe company, Enda, ran into...

The Countdown for STITCH & TEX EXPO- AFRO EDITION

Exhibition News February 23, 2020

A New Concept of Two Consecutive Editions with 1,000+ Featured Brands. STITCH & TEX EXPO- AFRO EDITION, distinguished as “Africa’s Premiere Sourcing Trade Fair for...

Indian ITME Society holds machinery exhibition in Ethiopia

Exhibition News February 21, 2020

Over 100 exhibitors from 15 African, Asian and European countries showcased their products during the International Textile Machinery and Engineering Exhibition (ITME-Africa 2020) held in Addis...

ITME AFRICA 2020 Exhibition – “Prosperity through Technology”

Ethiopia February 21, 2020

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...

Minister: We seek to revive textile industry, restore Egyptian cotton glory

Egypt February 17, 2020

Minister of Public Business Sector Hesham Tawfik said Sunday that his ministry continues carrying out ambitious plans to develop spinning and weaving industries and...

LONDON STARTS TO TAKE AFRICA SERIOUSLY

Economy News February 1, 2020

The UK has perhaps the widest range of economic, political, cultural and historical ties with Sub-Saharan Africa of any non-African state. Yet successive British...

EGYPT SECURES MAJOR INVESTMENT AT UK – AFRICA INVESTMENT SUMMIT

Economy News February 1, 2020

British Investment firm Actis pledged £3 billion ($3.93 billion) investment to a number of Egyptian projects. LONDON – Egypt secured a number of new investment...

GHANA’S GARMENT-TEXTILE MAKERS URGED TO GAIN FROM BREXIT

Garment & Fashion February 1, 2020

Ghana’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom Papa Owusu-Ankomah recently urged Ghanaian garment and textile manufacturers to take advantage of the opportunities in the...

ACIMIT Members to Display at ITME Africa 2020

Exhibition News January 24, 2020

The ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) has announced that an Italian textile machinery delegation will be on hand at the ITME Africa...