Trump’s 10 percent tariff on Ugandan exports is set to raise trade costs and hurt exports, especially after Uganda’s removal ...

Kenya has overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s largest importer of second-hand clothes, with imports surging to KSh 38.5 billion ...

Environmental advocacy groups Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Africa and the Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO) are calling for urgent action against the unchecked dumping of ...

Latest trade data compiled by MIT, Kenya imported second-hand clothes and textiles worth Sh38.5 billion ($298 million) in ...

Kenya has emerged as the largest importer of second-hand clothes in Africa, earning the unfortunate distinction of being an ...

The government needs to curb dumping. Mitumba imports were banned to protect local industry in the 1960s. This was eased in the 1980s to enable donation of clothes to refugees. The restriction was ...

Kenya is now the biggest importer of second-hand clothes in Africa, giving the country the dubious distinction of being an ...

Every year, 92 million tonnes of textile waste is produced globally ... Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Uganda, and the USA. The International Day of Zero Waste was adopted by the UN General Assembly ...

Kenya is now the biggest importer of second-hand clothes in Africa, giving the country the dubious distinction of being an ...

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles industry, highlighting the environmental ...

The multi-year collaboration is set to scale circular textile solutions. Credit: RE&UP/Menabò Group srl. The initiative will enable the conversion of textile waste into RE&UP’s next-gen recycled ...