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The disjointed nature of African trade
12 Sep 2025 03:37 GMT
… produced by West African small holder farmers, who account for over 75% of the world's production. However, Africa … in Africa”, of 2007, in Abuja, cotton was recognised as one of the continent's strategic crops …
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‘Ancestral Grammar’ exhibit will show African, Mexican migration through historic materials
12 Sep 2025 02:36 GMT
… from a plantation that had indigo and rice and cotton as its … a long history of textile production within the United States that … take place and what they produce.
And so even studying the … , symbolically, that coast off of West Africa leading us to new coast …
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Environmentalist warns Nigeria against depending on GMOs for food security
11 Sep 2025 03:34 GMT
… represent a subversion of Africa’s food systems, perpetuating … on genetically engineered seeds forces farmers into dependence on … 2024 crisis faced by Nigerian cotton farmers and Tanzania’s … by supporting local farmers and organic agriculture, Bassey urged …
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Saudi Arabia's Vision Invest makes a $700 million move into Africa
11 Sep 2025 01:16 GMT
… 700 million in pan-African industrial developer ARISE Integrated … , Benin and Togo, helping lure factories to process wood, cotton, … technology, real estate, and agriculture.
Their pace of investment … In May, Business Insider Africa reported that Middle Eastern …
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Why Nigerians Must Say No To Unbranded Vegetable Oil
10 Sep 2025 06:06 GMT
… Nigeria are derived from granules such as legumes, melon seeds, cottonseed … a recent conference in Ghana, four brands of vegetable … the same manufacturers produce both branded and unbranded … any suspicious or unregulated products encountered should be promptly …
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Africa's Digital Leap: A Comprehensive Exploration of How Technology Could Add $2.9 Trillion to the Continent's GDP by 2030
09 Sep 2025 09:11 GMT
… for Africa-focused apps. Startups like InstaDeep (Tunisian AI firm, acquired by BioNTech) exemplify talent. Blockchain secures elections, as in Sierra Leone 2018.
Venture capital flows: $6 billion projected 2025. Hubs like CcHUB in Nigeria incubate …
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‘I Broke Completely’: How Jobseekers From Africa Are Being Tricked Into Slavery in Asia’s Cyberscam Compounds
09 Sep 2025 11:00 GMT
… today shared its product information and testing … Professionals Worldwide
Grammy-Winning Producer & … Partnerships to Transform Agriculture in Africa
MARKETER Releases … Marianna’s Annual Harvest Celebrity Event Celebrates …
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Lawson Omokhodion Hails Tinubu’s Reforms, Proffers Measures to Stimulate Economic Growth
13 Sep 2025 03:27 GMT
… boards, value-added production to shield Nigeria from Trump’s tariffs … had the largest economy in Africa, with a GDP of … . If it is cotton, textiles must be produced here.
“That way … resilient economy.”
Turning to Nigeria’s agriculture and livestock sector, he …
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Cameroon Textile Industry Struggles Locally but Posts CFA59.4bn Exports in 2024
12 Sep 2025 16:05 GMT
… the domestic market.
The Industrial Cotton Company of Cameroon (Cicam), … in the CEMAC region’s cotton-textile-apparel chain, has … influx of Chinese and West African textile products, as well as surging … seeks to boost national cotton production to 600,000 tons …
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The Debate over Kente and Batakari
12 Sep 2025 11:51 GMT
… University of Ghana study on Dagbon weaving traditions confirms that cotton cultivation and … peoples of today’s Mali and Burkina Faso. These techniques spread … Research Encyclopedia of African History (2020). Entry: “Textiles in West Africa.” Marion Johnson …