Kenya
Trump’s Policies Are Roiling Africa’s Garment and Textiles Industry
Between the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the potential implementation of tariffs…
Nexgen Packaging Opens HQ Facility in Nairobi
Nexgen Packaging—a trim & packaging firm for apparel, footwear and home—opens new primary African production…
Kenya’s Textile Sector Pushes Back On Duty-Free Textile Imports
Kenyan governors from 24 counties are speaking out on behalf of the domestic textile industry as the…
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CherryField Acquires Africa Apparels in Kenya
With the acquisition of Kenya's Africa Apparels EPZ Ltd, CherryField Apparel continues to expand its global…
Kenya and Uganda Have Stalled Cotton Sectors with Promising Potential
Their yield has dropped since the heyday of the 1980s, but global demand for garments could be a boon for the…
Kenya Lands Digital Logistics Investment
A Kenya Trade Network Agency partner says the Digital Logistics Market Place it created will boost the East…
Kenya is Serious About Rebuilding Cotton and Textile Sector, Official Says
Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Moses Kuria announces Cotton Revival and Implementation…
Unrest in Haiti Puts Spotlight on Importance of US Trade Deals
Recent global developments have applied greater urgency to the pending renewals of AGOA and the Haiti…
Secondhand Shoes, Clothes Imports Cramp East Africa’s Textile Industry
Imports of used apparel have neutralized domestic demand for Kenyan-made textile goods.
How Cheap, Disposable Fashion Fuels ‘Waste Colonialism’
Dumpsites in Kenya have become an "escape valve" for the overconsumption of apparel in the global North, a…
Kenya Garment Production Lands $14M Investment
The East African nation is of increasing interest to apparel companies navigating an "unpredictable global…
US-Kenya Trade Talks Take Aim at Textiles
The U.S. and East African nation will begin joint Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership talks in…
Kenya Rebuilding Flagging Textile Industry
State Department for Industrialization principal secretary says $1.6 million will go to textile factories and…
Prada Invests in Ghana and Kenya
The luxury house sees fashion as a vehicle for promoting women's empowerment and sexual and reproductive…
US and Kenya Launch Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership
AAFA will encourage "a global system of digital care and content label" and "modern customs and trade…