Investors from around the world are looking to spend their money for apparel production in Africa. Dubai-based United Aryan is constructing a factory in Kenya. The factory will produce garments, including fleece, knit tops, pajamas, robes, shirts and trousers. The factory will have 84 lines and the capacity to produce and wash more than 1,00,000 units a day. The unit will manufacture products to be sold in Kenya and other global markets, including Europe and the US.

Other East African nations, including Ethiopia, have already garnered interest from major clothing companies like H&M and PVH and as the country continues to further its efforts to create a supply chain ecosystem where all key supplier types are present, more companies are paying closer attention.

Garment manufacturers in India are looking at Ethiopia to set up manufacturing firms. They have lined up investments worth over Rs 600 crores in the country. Arab countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are exploring investment opportunities in Uganda especially in the area of textile manufacturing, construction of warehouses and assembling buses.

Uganda is looking for investors in textiles and leather. The country has now imposed a ban on the export of raw hides and skin to enable the leather industry to grow.