Preface / Dr Bernhard Gardi -- Introduction / Karun Thakar -- West Africa / Duncan Clarke -- Central Africa / Duncan Clarke -- North Africa / Dr. Miriam Ali-de-Unzaga -- Bibliography "This book offers ...
The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries – and symbolic of the continent – the rise of “made in China” ...
For decades, Africa’s cotton story has followed a familiar pattern. Cotton is grown on the continent, exported as a raw commodity, transformed elsewhere and often returns as finished garments. Along ...
Africa is beginning to reverse an age-old equation: exporting raw cotton and importing the value created from it. The challenge is to close the “missing middle”, connect regional manufacturing ...