Africa Fashion Guide
A social enterprise promoting sustainability within Africa's fashion and textile industry.


 
 

 
Business

SOURCE NIGERIA – Fashion Made in Nigeria – A five-week guide

NIGERIA – THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE I have mentioned on many occasions that there are three major questions that I get asked all the time and why I started my business. But let me share the two major questions I get asked re...
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Travel Ghana – Why Trade with Africa Brings Change in Africa

So tomorrow is that day ladies! Apparently Feb 29th is the day ladies can propose (I know old school thinking but humour the thought) But for now I want to explain the importance of TRADE with Africa for you as an African Fashi...
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AFRICA IS NOT A DUMPING GROUND! – the Secondhand Clothing Debate

I recently came across two press features that raised an important discussion around ethical fashion in Africa that I feel would be of interest for you. Firstly the BBC interview titled “Tackle fast fashion or ‘our...
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Want My African Supplier contact list? The Reason WHY I do NOT give this out

Firstly… let me talk fashion. Fashion is a very competitive industry and African fashion being a niche where a lot of people hang out makes it uber competitive. The competition can come across quite daunting but I want to...
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Brexit, UK-Africa Summit and African Fashion…What’s the Link?

The British people have spoken and a decision has been made by the U.K government and on Brexit. We will leave the EU (unofficially) today, 31st January 2020. Why am I telling you this? What does this have to do with your busin...
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theFAMILY – Rebuilding African Communities by Building African Businesses

End of 2019 in our membership club The F.A.Mily we had our weekly session (happens every Wednesday) I tasked everyone to send to me their plan for their business for he next 6 months. Can you believe Saturday marks the beginnin...
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About Africa Fashion Guide

 

AfricaFashionGuide is an information based platform for fashion professionals, students, retailers, magazines, bloggers and all those interested in African fashion and textiles. It was birthed with the focus to create an awareness campaign that promotes the full supply chain of the African fashion and textile industry with an ethical perspective and create links with the greater global textile industry.

AFG Mission

1-To Support Economic Development in Africa
2-To Promote the use of Ethical and Sustainable Textiles
3-To Encourage Trade Relationships over just Aid
4-To Support WFTO Fairtrade Principles
5-To Encourage Discussion and Implement Action
6-To Build active Relationships between Large Fashion Organisations (designers, fashion schools, media) in UK/Europe and African Designers, Manufacturers, Textiles Suppliers, Artisans and Workshops