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...

Morocco Fashion & Tex Fair will be Opening Doors Exhibition Between 25-28 March 2020

MOROCCO FASHION & TEX - Morocco International Textile & Accessories Fair will be opening doors exhibition between 25-28 March 2020, organized by the international...

Acute cotton shortage cripples Nigeria’s revamped Rivatex

Nigeria’s Rivatex textile factory, revamped at a cost of Sh6 billion, is operating below capacity due to acute shortage of cotton, according to its...

3,000 jobs for Kenyan workers by January 2020, says Mas Holdings!

Yes, that’s what the garment and textile manufacturer Mas Holdings Singapore has said. In its efforts to enhance Kenyan Government’s job creation plan, the...

Ethiopia and South Africa Unions Meet to Improve Collective Bargaining

Seven trade unionists from Ethiopia recently visited Cape Town to learn and understand strategies about collective bargaining and social dialogue. There cannot be a better...

Maroc in Mode to Highlight Moroccan Textile Industry

From October 17-18, around 200 suppliers and CMT producers from Mediterranean area will present themselves at Maroc in Mode – Maroc Sourcing to buyers...

Kenyan Mountex Textile Industry set to reopen after 17 yrs

After 17 years of closure, Mountex Textile Industry in Laikipia County is set to reopen. Mountex Textile Industry in Kenya’s Laikipia county is set to...

Nigerian president assures textile workers of job creation

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recently assured the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers (NUGTW) of more jobs, which is now a priority...

6th Morocco International Leather & Shoes Fair

Date: 25-28 March 2020 Venue: La Foire Internationale de Casablanca - OFEC, Casablanca Visiting Hours: 11:00 - 19:00 Morocco Leather Shoes The industrial fabric of the leather...

New Rivatex Production Line to Open Soon in Kenya

The turnaround of Eldoret-based textile manufacturer Rivatex East Africa is in full swing with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta expected to open a new production...

Nigerian Central Bank panel to revive textile firms

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently set up a committee to revive the country’s cotton, textile and garment industry following the earlier restriction...
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