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More textile factories could put Uganda on a faster growth path

11/09/2026 0

Peter Muindi Musau, Fine Spinners Uganda Ltd’s chief finance officer displaying some of their manufactured garments, which are mainly exported and sold abroad at Bugolobi in Kampala on August 12, 2026. Photo: John Ricks Kayizzi, […]

Lagos Fashion Week looks beyond the catwalk to fashion’s future

10/09/2026 0

ModelS takes the runway during the 2025 Lagos Fashion Week. Photo: Kola Oshalusi (Insigna Media) A new coalition is challenging African fashion to turn its long traditions of repair, reuse and community production into a […]

Kenya rebuilds the cotton chain from field to fabric

09/09/2026 0

Jamin Sitandi, a fashion designer in Thika, posing for a photo at his shop on August 10, 2026. Photo: Finley Maranga, bird story agency. Farmers are returning to cotton in coastal Kenya, while a new […]

From cotton to uniforms, Burkina Faso boosts its textile industry

14/09/2026 0

Officer cadets from the 25th class of the Georges Namoano Military Academy wearing parade uniforms made from traditional cencingu cloth during their graduation ceremony in Pô, Burkina Faso, on 25 July 2026. Photo: Presidency of […]

More textile factories could put Uganda on a faster growth path

11/09/2026 0

An Ivorian entrepreneur’s search for local cosmetics

10/09/2026 0

Nahomie Daleba gently applying Sub saharian bio’s Hydramatte cream to her face, massaging it in with her hands, August 28, 2026. Photo: Mel Akoi, bird story agency. A childhood burn left Maïmouna Coulibaly with long-lasting […]

Lagos Fashion Week looks beyond the catwalk to fashion’s future

10/09/2026 0

Africa is chasing a bigger share of a booming global services trade

09/09/2026 0

IMAGE: bird story agency Africa’s services exports are growing as digital and knowledge-intensive services take a larger share of global trade. From Egypt’s outsourcing industry to Kenya and Nigeria’s push to export digital talent, African […]