African textiles

Top Textile Companies and Manufacturers in Morocco

Last updated: August 2026 Morocco has developed into one of the most important textile and apparel manufacturing hubs in North Africa. Supported by its strategic...

Hirdaramani Eyes Egypt as Regional Apparel Manufacturing and Export Hub

Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer discusses expansion plans as Egypt strengthens its position in global textile and garment supply...

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...

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...

Who Can Wear African Prints?

By Shira Telushkin, c.2020 The New York Times Company  Who can wear African prints? The recent outpouring of support for Black-owned businesses has brought attention...

Morocco Imposes Higher Import Tax on Turkish Textile Products

The protectionist measure comes after Morocco’s trade balance with Turkey recorded large deficits in recent years. Rabat – Morocco’s imports of Turkish textile and clothing...

Zimbabwe’s Export-Led Industrial Vision: From Local Empowerment to Global Competitiveness

As Zimbabwe charts its path toward becoming a prosperous and empowered upper-middle-income nation by 2030, the country is placing strong emphasis on industrialization, value...

New Chinese textile unit in Casablanca to create 650 jobs

A new high-tech textile industrial unit in Casablanca will start operations shortly, under an agreement signed this week by Minister of Industry and Trade,...

Innovative fabric brings together the vibrant spirit of African fashion

BemBAZINâ„¢ innovative fabric by Brunello brings together the vibrant spirit of African fashion with Bembergâ„¢ 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...
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