Africa Urged To Develop Home-Grown Textiles
Africa has been urged to invest more in textile production to create more employment opportunities and an export-oriented industry.
Women at work in a textile factory in Mauritius.
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Africa:
Continent Urged to Produce Own Fabrics
Daily News, 30 May 2012
AFRICAN countries were on Tuesday challenged to invest more in production of fabrics for sustainable growth of the labour-intensive and export oriented textile industry. Read more »
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Africa:
Putting Africa's Textile Industry On the Global Map
Capital FM, 25 April 2012
The African Cotton and Textile Industries Federation, (ACTIF) the voice of the textile industry in Africa, brings "Origin Africa" -- a four-day event showcasing the best in Africa… Read more »
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Africa:
Continent Attracting Textile, Apparel Industry - Meles
ENA, 25 April 2012
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Africa is attracting the textile and apparel industry due to cheap labor power and raw material. Read more »
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Africa:
Natural Fibres - Benefitting the Environment and Improving Food Security
Worldwatch Institute, 28 April 2012
For thousands of years, natural fibres have been at the core of the textile industry. From cloth, to paper and building materials, natural fibres were always the base material.… Read more »
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Kenya:
Nation Quilt Guild's Fabulous Exhibition
The Star, 14 May 2012
A million stitches create a beautiful patch work that includes different fabric, color and design. This is what you call a quilt or as Dena Crain, PR officer for Kenya Quilt Guild… Read more »
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Africa:
Facts On Textile Provisions in AGOA and CAFTA-DR
State Department, 10 May 2012
Fact Sheet: Read more »