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🌍 Sewing robots, tariff fallout, and tax incentives

🌍 Sewing robots, tariff fallout, and tax incentives

Your African fashion news & careers update for 11 August 2025

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🌍 Fashion thrives in East Africa trade bloc, US fash-tech founder charged with fraud

🌍 Fashion thrives in East Africa trade bloc, US fash-tech founder charged with fraud

Your African fashion news & careers update for 21 July 2025

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🌍 An India-Nigeria fashion acquisition and Kering's outsider CEO

🌍 An India-Nigeria fashion acquisition and Kering's outsider CEO

Your African fashion news & careers update for 26 June 2025

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🌍 China offers Africa zero-tariff trade, Chanel starts recycling business

🌍 China offers Africa zero-tariff trade, Chanel starts recycling business

Your African fashion news & careers update for 19 June 2025

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🌍 Google launches AI shopping, Jumia battles Temu & Shein

🌍 Google launches AI shopping, Jumia battles Temu & Shein

Your African fashion news & careers update for 9 June 2025.

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🌍 $4M in deals at Bogotá Fashion Week, big textile shifts in Nigeria

🌍 $4M in deals at Bogotá Fashion Week, big textile shifts in Nigeria

Your African fashion news & careers update for 2 June 2025

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🌍 Europe's $500M fashion investment, breakthrough deal to revive AGOA

🌍 Europe's $500M fashion investment, breakthrough deal to revive AGOA

Your African fashion news & careers update for 26 May 2025

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🌍 New report defends mitumba, Balenciaga to be led by Piccioli

🌍 New report defends mitumba, Balenciaga to be led by Piccioli

Your African fashion news & careers update for 20 May 2025

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🌍 Ghana's president takes to the runway, US-China trade war de-escalates

🌍 Ghana's president takes to the runway, US-China trade war de-escalates

Your African fashion news & careers update for 12 May 2025

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🌍 Nigeria greenlights new fashion industry board + ChatGPT learns to shop

🌍 Nigeria greenlights new fashion industry board + ChatGPT learns to shop

Your African fashion news & careers update for 2 May 2025

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🌍 Egypt announces textile cities, tariff tension continues

🌍 Egypt announces textile cities, tariff tension continues

Your African fashion news & careers update for 17 April 2025

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🌍 Lesotho without AGOA, London Men's cancelled by BFC

🌍 Lesotho without AGOA, London Men's cancelled by BFC

Your 10th of April 2025 African fashion news & careers update

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