African textiles

African Textiles Positioned as Strategic Alternative to Asian Sourcing in Europe

African textile production is emerging as a credible and increasingly competitive alternative to Asian sourcing, according to industry leaders and policymakers who gathered at...

Africa Textile Talks Launches Future Fabrics Student Challenge for Emerging Innovators

Africa Textile Talks 2026 has launched its inaugural Future Fabrics Student Challenge, inviting emerging designers, researchers, makers and...

Afreximbank: Africa’s Economy Grows 4.5% in 2025 Despite Global Trade Challenges

Africa strengthened its economic resilience in 2025, recording faster economic growth despite rising geopolitical tensions, slowing global demand...

Nigeria Textile Import Ban Proposal Raises Concerns Over ₦10 Trillion Garment Industry

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has cautioned that the Nigerian Senate’s proposal to ban...

Nigerian Government Launches Textile Revival Plan to Create 1.5 Million Jobs

The Nigerian government has stepped up efforts to revive the country’s Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) industry as...

Textile export earnings rise by Sh8 billion

Earnings from textile and apparel accessories grew by Sh8 billion in the nine months to September last year, boosted by higher sales to the...

AbTF and Better Cotton to Make Joint Projects for African Farmers

Partnership to Focus on Climate Action, Women’s Empowerment, and Sustainable Cotton The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) and Better Cotton have announced a new collaboration...

In Ethiopia, Guinea and Mali, Fears Rise Over Losing Duty-Free Access to US Market

For Sammy Abdella, the new year has brought bad tidings: the prospect of a steep drop in sales of scarves, rugs, baskets and other...

ITMF postpones conference, welcomes African development platform

The ITMF Board together with the two co-hosts – Swiss Textiles and Swiss Textile Machinery – have decided to postpone the ITMF Annual Conference,...

Kenya’s Firm Basra Textiles Opens Factory In Zanzibar

Kenya’s firm Basra Textiles Ltd is setting up a U$51.3 million factory in Zanzibar as it targets to get a pie of the regions...

SGS Celebrates A Decade of Testing Textile Products In Morocco

SGS Maroc offers conformity assessment certificates to industrial Moroccan businesses aiming to boost their presence in global markets. SGS Maroc, the Moroccan arm of the...

Top Five Companies Producing Textile Goods in Morocco

Morocco is the north westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is known for its famous rugs, traditionally handcrafted by tribal...

Polish fashion group LPP teams up with African cotton

LPP, a Polish fashion company, has partnered with Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) to begin another year of growth towards international standards for sustainable...

Polimoda partners with the Ethical Fashion Initiative’s Accelerator to award scholarships to Kenyan fashion designers

The Kenyan designers will participate in 8 weeks of tailor-made training at the institution’s renowned campus in Italy. Ethical Fashion Initiative and Polimoda have announced...

French Textile Equipment Manufacturers’ Association

Morocco welcomes French Textile Equipment Morocco and France have very strong and historical ties in the textile and apparel industries. Moroccan entrepreneurs have been trained...
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