27 May 2025
Netsaalem Bahiru Gebrie writes on LinkedIn: African countries don’t appear in the top 30 world’s biggest exporters list; not even close. The combined total export value of the 54 African countries is around $640B that’s almost equivalent to the value of South Korea’s annual export. See how far behind Africa is?
Africa’s export profile remains commodity-heavy, lacking the manufacturing and value-added industries. There is a huge potential in the continent, however a collective vision for change is not there whatsoever. This status quo has to change, and it requires immediate strategic action from all African nations to diversify their economies and build strong manufacturing sectors.
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
