PRESS RELEASE: Since its inception on 2001, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), has strengthened USA — Africa trade relations and increased exports from the continent to this major market.

Long considered fertile ground for apparel manufacturing, Africa is finally starting to be cultivated. Exports from a group of countries in the region to the U.S. and European Union (EU) are ...

AGOA duty free trade programme expires in 2025 African governments calling for early renewal Companies moving out of China after pandemic Industry warns of missed opportunities, uncertain future ...

NAIROBI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Norah Nasimiyu knows the future of Kenya's garment trade, which has employed her for 13 years and helped her put six children through school and university, lies in the ...

AFA copy 39088019762160 is a gift from Janet Stanley. "Featuring fifty-five pieces of African textiles, clothing, headwear, and jewelry, African Apparel: Threaded Transformations across the 20th ...

The US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) opens the door to West Africa to fill the void created by uncertainties in existing US fashion industry apparel supply chains, DTRT Apparel co-founder ...

Gaining a foothold in today’s fashion market is difficult for any designer. It’s even more difficult for designers in Africa as there haven’t been any established paths to build significant exposure ...

In a tour of the African Fashion exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, designer Reni Folawiyo posed a question: “What does it look like creatively, economically, and politically for us to decide to stand ...

When Ifafunke Oladigbolu moved to Berkeley from Nigeria in 1991, she missed the vibrancy and vividness of Nigerian fashion. Knowing the impact of clothing on one’s self esteem, Oladigbolu said she ...

The make-up of our culture can include — but is not limited to — the things we eat, do and wear. For many Africans and African Americans, African textiles have been around for as long as they can ...

KIGALI, Rwanda — When spring cleaning comes around in the United States, dropping well-loved clothes into a donation box can feel like an act of selflessness. Those stained sweaters, summer camp ...