Africa

Cotton made in Africa Receives Top “Excellent” Rating from Germany’s Siegelklarheit Platform

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Cotton made in Africa has received the highest possible rating of “Excellent” from Siegelklarheit, Germany’s sustainability label assessment platform, recognizing the cotton standard for...
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Africa

US Proposes New Tariffs on Seven African Countries Over Forced Labour Concerns

The United States is considering imposing an additional 12.5 percentage point tariff on imports from seven African countries...
Africa

Senegal Opens $10.45 Million Textile Factory as Turkish Investment Strengthens West Africa’s Cotton Value Chain

Senegal has taken another significant step toward industrializing its textile sector with the inauguration of a $10.45 million...
Africa

Experts Urge Africa to Leverage China’s Zero Tariff Opportunity

Trade experts are calling on African nations to move beyond raw material exports and accelerate industrialisation following China’s...
Africa

Textile Waste in Africa: A Deep Dive into Morocco and Tunisia’s Circular Future

The global textile industry is entering a new phase—one defined not only by production and trade but increasingly...

Vietnam Textile Sector Orders Hit by African Competition

Garment & Fashion
▶︎ In Brief: Vietnam’s textile industry faces a sharp decline in orders as buyers shift to cheaper African nations. Rising raw material costs, limited tech...

Zimbabwe, Brazil sign agreement on cotton production

Fiber & yarn
Zimbabwe and Brazil recently signed an agreement to boost cotton production in the former, which will receive the latter’s production expertise in capacity building...

Ethiopia Can Turn Textile Manufacturing Hub

Ethiopia
Despite challenges like energy supply, customs procedures, lack of backward linkages and insufficient skills, Ethiopia has the potential to become a global textile manufacturing...

MERKEL URGES REFORMS IN AFRICA TO WOO GERMAN INVESTORS TO THE REGION

Economy News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has hosted African leaders for the third G20 Compact with Africa summit in Berlin. The initiative aims to boost private...

SA’S BIGGEST RETAILERS COMMIT TO LOCAL TEXTILES

Garment & Fashion
South Africa’s biggest clothing retailers have promised to purchase an additional 85 million units in locally manufactured clothes, shoes, and leather goods over the...

Canadian Firms Explore Investment Opportunities in Egypt

Economy News
Egyptian industry minister Amr Nassar and immigration minister Nabila Makram recently held extensive discussions with a delegation of five Canadian firms to discuss investment...

Ghana to pursue strategic industrial initiatives in 2020

Middle East and Africa
Ghana’s ministry of trade and industry will aggressively pursue the implementation of its Strategic Anchor Industries Initiatives (SAII) aimed at industrial transformation of the...

South Africa’s Textile Industry Gains Momentum as SACTWU Welcomes New R-CTFL Masterplan

Garment & Fashion
The Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU), affiliated with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), has officially welcomed the signing...

Ghana to seize textiles sans stamped code, get law passed

Middle East and Africa
Ghana plans to clamp down on textiles illegally entering the domestic market, according to deputy trades minister Carlos Ahenkorah, who recently said every textile...

Mahyco to expand cotton business in sub-Saharan Africa

Fiber & yarn
Mahyco International is planning to raise $20 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). This will be part of the $26 million that the...
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