AGOA

US Extends AGOA Through 2028, Securing African Textile and Apparel Trade

Africa Elham Habibi - 0
The United States has extended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through December 31, 2028, preserving duty-free access to the US market for...
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Economy News

Fine Spinners Uganda Invests $5 Million to Target Kenya’s Apparel Export Market

Fine Spinners Uganda Limited is investing an additional US$5 million in textile machinery as it seeks to become...
Kenya

Kenya’s Apparel Industry Gains Trade Certainty as US Senate Backs AGOA Extension to 2028

Kenya’s textile and apparel industry is set to gain greater trade certainty following the US Senate’s approval of...
Textile Market

US Senate Approves Two-Year Extension of AGOA and Haiti Trade Programs

The proposed renewal would extend AGOA and Haiti HOPE/HELP through December 31, 2028, providing greater sourcing certainty for...
Garment & Fashion

Kenya’s Apparel Sector Faces Uncertainty as AGOA Expiry Threatens Over 66,000 Jobs

More than 66,000 jobs in Kenya’s garment and textile export sector are at risk as the African Growth...

Uncertainty Around AGOA Renewal Prompts Africa to Rethink Trade Strategies

Africa
As the 25-year-old African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) approaches its September 2025 expiration, experts across the continent are urging a strategic reassessment of...

Trump’s Tariffs Disrupt African Trade as AGOA Crumbles: Calls Grow for Regional Strategy

Africa
Africa Faces Historic Trade Shock In April 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump introduced one of the most aggressive trade overhauls in recent history, imposing a...

Kenya’s Textile Industry and AGOA: Past Benefits and Future Uncertainties

Kenya
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been a cornerstone of Kenya’s export economy for over two decades, especially in the textile and...

Rieter, ARISE IIP, and Afreximbank Sign Framework Agreement for Africa Textile Renaissance Plan

Middle East and Africa
ARISE IIP, the pan-African developer and operator of world-class industrial parks, has partnered with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Rieter, the world’s leading supplier...

The Role of Indian Companies in the Development of the Textile Industry in Africa

Africa
Several African countries are interested in tapping the global market, and they are putting laws in place to help the garment and textile industrial...

Kenya’s Government Boosts Cotton Industry with 38% Price Increase

Kenya
Kenya's government has implemented a significant 38 percent increase in the purchase price of cotton, aiming to stimulate farmers and drive a notable surge...

Kenya’s Firm Basra Textiles Opens Factory In Zanzibar

Kenya
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...

US Suspends Ethiopia from AGOA Over Human Rights Violations

Middle East and Africa
Ethiopia will be suspended from the United States’ tariff-free African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) scheme beginning January 1, following a determination by Joe...

Textile and Apparel Sector in Kenya

Interview
interview with Mr Abel Kamau - Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) Sectors Executive By: Behnam Ghasemi How do you evaluate the textile and garment industry in Kenya? The textiles...

Africa Needs Focus on Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Skills

Ethiopia
By: Dipesh Satapathy The textile and apparel industry in Africa has grown rapidly in the past couple of years, and is estimated to grow at...
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