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Moscow Fashion Week

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Moscow Fashion Week: Creating Fresh Opportunities for Africa's Fashion Industry

The Julia Dalakian brand is set to present an exceptional blend of raffia and denim toughness with the grace of flowing chiffon and silky knitwear on the Moscow Fashion Week runway

From March 13 to 18, the grandeur of Moscow Fashion Week (www.MoscowFashion.ru) will sweep over the Russian capital, encapsulating the essence of the fashion season. This prestigious event serves as a global stage for African designers to unveil their creative prowess to the world. In addition to designers and fashion…

International Trade Centre
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Ferragamo for artisan communities in Burkina Faso to promote women’s empowerment through the Ethical Fashion Initiative

The goal of this multi-annual partnership, including the support of the European Union and its OACPS Business Friendly Programme, has been the building of West Africa’s first cotton dyeing factory, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Ferragamo has partnered with Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI), a programme of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations’ small business agency, to address a critical gap in the artisanal cotton supply chain in West Africa, which has a predominantly female workforce. The goal of this multi-annual partnership, including the…

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Stitching dreams: Empowering Malagasy women through fashion

Women, entrepreneurs from across Madagascar, came together to learn, create, and grow under a training programme led by the Academy of Design & Innovation (ADI) and the International Trade Centre (ITC)

In a vibrant workshop in Antananarivo, the hum of sewing machines mixed with the sound of laughter as 19 Malagasy women immersed themselves in an extraordinary opportunity. These women, entrepreneurs from across Madagascar, came together to learn, create, and grow under a training programme led by the Academy of Design…

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Greening the textile and wood value chains in Zambia to help fight climate change

These sectors are vital to Zambia’s export strategy under the AfCFTA and greening them is crucial for their competitiveness and long-term growth

“The workshop is meant to validate the Green Supplement to Zambia’s National African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Strategy, which is designed to develop value chains in the cotton and wood sectors in a sustainable and climate-resilient manner. These sectors are vital to Zambia’s export strategy under the AfCFTA and…

BRICS+ Fashion Summit

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50+ Nations Join Forces to Announce BRICS International Fashion Federation

The memorandum to establish the BRICS International Fashion Federation was signed by an array of influential figures

The BRICS+ Fashion Summit (www.FashionSummit.org) concluded in Moscow with a landmark announcement: leaders from fashion associations across more than 50 countries signed a memorandum to form the BRICS International Fashion Federation. The new federation seeks to establish new centers of influence, strengthen international connections, boost industry sustainability, and provide NewGen…

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Türkiye’s Carpet and Flooring Expo 2025: A must-visit for Africa

CFE will return with an expanded exhibition area, now covering 120,000 square meters, making room for more exhibitors and an even greater number of visitors

The Carpet and Flooring Expo 2025, taking place on 7-10 January at the Istanbul Expo Centre, will serve as a vital bridge connecting African buyers to carpet trade. With three new halls, the event will showcase cutting-edge innovations in carpets and flooring, solidifying its role as a premier platform for…

Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ)

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Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) is exporting its first ‘Made in Benin’ garments for the American brand U.S. Polo Assn.

This first shipment represents a significant step forward in the integration of GDIZ into the global supply chains of the ready-to-wear sector

Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ) (www.GDIZ-Benin.com) is proud to announce the first export of ‘Made in Benin’ ready-to-wear clothing for the prestigious American brand, U.S. POLO ASSN.. A world-renowned brand, U.S. POLO ASSN. offers a wide range of clothing, accessories, travel goods, watches and shoes, available in over 130 countries. This first…

Merck Foundation

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Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej focuses on Sustainability being a Shared Responsibility in the Eighth Episode of “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” TV Program

The theme for the Eighth Episode is Sustainability is a Shared Responsibility

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the Eighth Episode of their First-ever TV program – ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ on their social media handles. ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a pan African TV program that is conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Participants at the workshop discussing the provisional report on the development of the textile industry in Benin. Third from left, Mr Robert Masumbuko, the African Development Bank’s representative in Benin and Ms Mariam Chabi Talata Zimé Yérima (fourth from left), Vice-President of the Republic of Benin
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Benin: The African Development Bank Supports a Study Aimed at Strengthening the Textile Industry Through the Private Sector

The meeting helped to identify opportunities and make core proposals to strengthen efforts to dynamize the cotton industry

The Country Office of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) in Benin - one of Africa’s leading cotton producers - organised a workshop in Cotonou on 31 July 2024 to provide feedback about a study on private sector players bringing fresh momentum to the country’s textile industry. The meeting marked…

International Trade Centre
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New boost for the Tunisian textile and apparel industry

44 small businesses made international business transactions, and 586 new contracts were signed, leading to a $45 million increase in export value

As ITC begins a new phase of its work with Tunisia’s clothing industry, we’ll be working directly with businesses to introduce digital systems and more sustainable processes. Using circular production essentially produces zero waste. That’s better for the environment, and gives a competitive edge for companies seeking to ease consumer…