African textiles
Zambia Advances Green Textile and Wood Value Chains to Combat Climate Change
Zambia is taking significant steps toward greening its textile and wood value chains, positioning itself for sustainable growth and competitiveness under the African Continental...
Middle East and Africa
Results of the 28th ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey
The business situation has slightly improved in September but remains dire.
The ITMF Global Textile Industry Survey (GTIS) for...
Africa
Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone Makes First Export of ‘Made in Benin’ Garments for U.S. Polo Assn.
The Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) has successfully exported its first shipment of ready-to-wear clothing for the renowned American...
Fiber & yarn
Independent Auditors Attest to The Good Cashmere Standard High Effectiveness in Animal Welfare and Sustainability
The latest results of the comprehensive verification of its cashmere farms and producers confirm that The Good Cashmere...
Fiber & yarn
Aid by Trade Foundation Joins International Alliance for Sustainable Cotton Production in Chad
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) has joined the newly formed Koskilna Compact alliance. This international multi-stakeholder coalition...
Innovative fabric brings together the vibrant spirit of African fashion
BemBAZIN™ innovative fabric by Brunello
brings together the vibrant spirit of African fashion
with Bemberg™ high-performative and responsible fiber
The traditional African Damask fabric used to make...
US, Kenya launch negotiations for free trade agreement
United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Kenya Cabinet Secretary for industrialisation, trade, and enterprise development Betty Maina have formally launched trade agreement negotiations...
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...
Nigeria’s Zamfara state to boost cotton production
The Zamfara state government in Nigeria recently received approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to finance 60,000 cotton and rice farmers, according...
Nigeria CBN to fund 1.6 mn cotton farmers this season
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will fund 1.6 million farmers in the 2020 wet season to help raise farm output. The apex bank...
Textile Exchange : More African nations choosing GM cotton
According to a new Textile Exchange Pan-Africa Sourcing Working Group white paper, ‘Cotton in Africa: Sustainability at a Crossroads’, an increasing number of countries...
African Textile Industry
• Globally, the fashion industry is expected to double in the next 10 years, generating up to US$ 5 trillion annually.
• Fashion is a...
AFRICA’S FASHION INDUSTRY URGES INVESTORS TO EMBRACE INNOVATION
With the fashion industry being one of the hardest-hit sectors in Africa due to the coronavirus pandemic, experts have urged investors in the sector...
Malawi: Why Is Used Clothing Popular Across Africa?
The Conversation (Johannesburg) - By Dan Banik
Used clothing sale is a billion-dollar global industry. According to some estimates, almost 70% of garments that are...
2nd Morocco Int’l Yarn & Fabric Sourcing Show 2020
CEMS-Global USA’s International Yarn & Fabric series of Exhibition’ has reached its accession in popularity around the world with the series exhibitions being organized...
