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Startup to build sleepwear, loungewear and casual wear units in Africa

An ambitious startup - the Walls of Benin - led by 30-year-old Chi Atanga, a man from Cameroonian born in Manchester, England, plans to build factories in Africa for making stylish and sophisticated sleepwear, loungewear and casualwear that is suitable for all occasions

Atanga, who researched and designed the business plan for Walls of Benin, is now setting up operations in a Special Economic Zone outside the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city. He will take the spirit of African print textiles and swap wax and heavy cloth for more luxurious and ecological fabrics. Kente, Ghana's famous silk-and-cotton blend is an example of an African fabric, while silk and Tencel are natural fibres with extra softness and moisture-wicking properties.

Currently, Walls of Benin operates from Kenya and Rwanda, and imports silk and Tencel from Portugal. In April 2018, the company partnered with Wildlife Works, a wildlife conservation group based in Kenya, to launch an African production. It hopes to export luxury loungewear made of extra-soft silk and Tencel to Europe and elsewhere.

 

 
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