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Africa: How 'Fast Fashion' Causes Environmental Havoc #AfricaClimateCrisis
allAfrica, 14 January 2023
"Who are you wearing?" is the catchphrase at most red carpet events. But how often do we take the time to consider the clothing industry's impact on sustainability and human… Read more »
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Africa: Black 'Fraud-Days' and the Shocking Cost of Staying Fashionable
IPS, 25 November 2022
Please take a quick look at this short report before rushing to shop on a Black Friday, Christmas sales and all those long chains of big discounts and wholesales, most of them are… Read more »
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Africa: How Used Clothes Became Part of Africa's Creative Economy - and Fashion Sense
The Conversation Africa, 1 August 2022
In recent years the global secondhand apparel market for clothing and shoes has grown exponentially. In 2002 used clothing exports were worth US$1.4 billion. Despite a slowdown… Read more »
How Fast Fashion Causes Environmental Havoc #AfricaClimateCrisis
"Who are you wearing?" is the catchphrase at most red carpet events. But how often do we take the time to consider the clothing industry's impact on sustainability and human rights? To answer that question, we need to ask: "Where does all that clothing go after you're done using it?".
InFocus
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Several African countries are major cotton producers, but in spite of this, a large part of the continent's population depends on second-hand clothes for their fashion needs. The ... Read more »
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The government has called on police to strictly enforce the ban on the importation of the popular and cheap second-hand clothes as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 ... Read more »
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The continued ban on the importation, which was a temporary measure to contain COVID-19, is putting 2 million livelihoods at stake, according to the Mitumba Association of Kenya ... Read more »
