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...

Moroccan Textile Industry Must Adapt to Post-Pandemic World

By Toms Dumpis Agadir – The Moroccan textile industry today faces two major constraints: Over-reliance on the traditional textile markets, and the dependency on imported...

Fire Ravages Textile Factory in Tangier, Northern Morocco

Yahia Hatim By Yahia Hatim - moroccoworldnews.com The factory provided jobs for approximately 400 workers. Civil protection services in Tangier, northern Morocco, have struggled to contain...

Ethiopian Companies Participating in Khartoum Int’l Trade Fair

Addis Ababa January 23/2021 ( ENA) Ethiopia is taking part in a two-week Khartoum International Trade Exhibition , according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Embassy...

Ethiopia: Ethnic Conflict Could Unravel Ethiopia’s Garment Industry

By Dorothee Baumann-Pauly - The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg) Ethiopia has long been considered one of Africa's economic wunderkinder. Until recently, it had relative political stability in...

Lidl Switzerland Introduces Cotton Made in Africa Certified Clothing

Supporting Sustainable Cotton and African Farmers Lidl Switzerland, the Swiss branch of the global supermarket chain, has announced the launch of Cotton made in Africa...

Rwanda’s 2020 Fashion Highlights

By: Joan Mbabazi The fashion industry in Rwanda, like other sectors, suffered many losses last year. The industry was hit by the pandemic with a...

Duke & Dapper: Affordable Luxury in Decorative Home Textiles Made in Oregon

By: Kohan Textile Journal Interview with Ali Esteghlalian, PhD, MBA and Leily Esteghlalian, BSN, RN Duke and Dapper, Inc. Portland, Oregon, USA About Duke and Dapper...

Aba’s Industrial Revival: Driving Nigeria’s Made-in-Nigeria Movement

By Okechukwu Keshi Ukegbu Nigeria’s economy continues to face immense pressure from import dependency and its overreliance on oil exports, which account for over 70%...

Kenya: Count on Thika Cloth Mills for World-Standard Textiles

By Evans Ongwae : The Nation (Nairobi) For more than 60 years, Thika Cloth Mills Limited (TCM) has believed in the ability of local industries...

Ethiopia’s war risks leaving manufacturing dreams in tatters

By Ruma Paul, Anna Ringstrom and Joe Bavier ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - When Bangladeshi textile firm DBL set up shop in Ethiopia two years ago,...
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