The sixth annual Source Africa Textile and Apparel Show showcased the continent’s creativity, fashion sense, and business opportunities it opened at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on June 20th featuring 140 exhibitions by textile, shoe and clothing producers, suppliers and service providers from across Africa.
The show aimed to promote African-made products to national and international buyers and manufacturers and encourage intra-regional trade between African countries.
Source Africa is owned by the global exhibition firm Messe Frankfurt. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub continues to encourage buyers and producers to take advantage of business opportunities available through the U.S. African Growth and Opportunities Act, known as AGOA. The trade preference program offers duty-free access to the U.S. market for some 6,500 African product lines.
USAID Southern Africa Mission Director John Groarke opened the 2018 event, he stated that Source Africa offers a model for private sector-led economic development in Africa, where untapped sourcing and export opportunities abound. Source Africa brings together industry leaders and decision-makers from across Africa, Europe and the United States, providing opportunities for buyers, manufacturers, suppliers and service providers to network and find new business opportunities.
The USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub advances enterprise-driven solutions to unlock Africa’s growing markets. Through innovative public-private sector partnerships, the Hub promotes trade and investment to drive international commercial expansion and encourages resilient economic growth.
