Amid US Tariffs, Africa’s Fashion Industry Looks to China
The end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is no longer a distant concern. It is fast becoming a lived reality for countries like Ethiopia and Lesotho, where shifting U.S. trade policies are already taking a toll. Ethiopia was suspended from AGOA in 2022 due to political concerns. Lesotho, once a model beneficiary […]
AFRICAN FASHION MAKING EVEN DEEPER INROADS INTO THE CHINESE MARKET AT THE FOURTH CHINA-AFRICA ECONOMIC AND TRADE EXPO
Date published: July 7, 2025. From 12th June to 15th June 2025, Africa Reimagined in partnership with Brand South Africa and the Africarise multi-brand fashion store from Johannesburg, showcased 17 African brands from 7 different African countries at the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in a 100sqm “Africa Reimagined Showroom”. The “Africa Reimagined […]
Press Release: Development Reimagined Returns To China-Africa Economic And Trade Expo With Over 15 African Designers
Changsha, China – June 09, 2025 – Development Reimagined (DR) is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE), which will take place from June 12 to 15, 2025, in Changsha, China. This year, DR collaborates with Brand South Africa and Africa Rise to enhance the visibility and influence […]
Africa Reimagined Takes Center Stage at FW25 Shanghai Fashion Week
Africa Reimagined Showcases Cross-Cultural Dialogue and the Power of SustainableFashion.From March 25 to 29, as part of the official AW25 Shanghai Fashion Week curatorialprogram, Africa Reimagined, a pivotal work stream of Development Reimagined, madeits debut in China. Supported by Afreximbank, the project showcased Africa’s rich anddiverse fashion landscape through two high-level panel discussions, an exhibitionfeaturing […]
Infographic: Is China’s new 100% duty-free trade pledge for African LDCs a big deal?
The 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), held in Beijing from September 4-6, 2024, resulted in many new plans to enhance China-Africa cooperation, especially on trade. At the Summit, the most attention-grabbing trade-related announcement was China’s pledge to remove 100% of tariffs on all exports from Africa’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) that have diplomatic ties […]
Infographic: China’s tariff scheme for African LDC countries is now 21 years old. What next?
Two years after its own accession into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), China initiated a scheme to allow 190 products from 30 African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to enter China duty-free. The announcement of the scheme was made at the 2nd Forum of China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting in 2003 and implemented in 2005. At the time, […]
Press Release: Fostering Prosperity: Boosting & Diversifying Africa’s Exports to China
The African Union Permanent Mission to China and Development Reimagined (DR) organised a roundtable discussion on the theme “Fostering Prosperity: Boosting & Diversifying Africa’s Exports to China” on June 25, 2024, at the African Union’s Permanent Mission in Beijing. This hybrid event aimed to create a platform for discussions and reflections on strategic and practical […]
Press Release: Africa Reimagined’s attendance at the first Kenya China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in partnership with the International Trade Centre to showcase premium African products and boost Africa to China trade
Africa Reimagined (AR) is excited to announce its participation in the forthcoming 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Nairobi, Kenya at the Edge Convention Centre from 9th to 11th May 2024. AR is teaming up with the International Trade Centre (ITC) to showcase eight premium African brands in the AR-ITC booth. The aim […]
African Members’ Position at WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference
This briefing reviews African positions put forward at The World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) earlier this year and the potential impact of the meetings on internal and external African trade. It will also examine Africa’s broader relationship with the WTO and to what degree African members are able to participate in and […]
HOW IS THE RED SEA CRISIS AFFECTING AFRICAN COUNTRIES?
Starting on November 19, Houthi attacks and counter-strikes on commercial ships transiting through the Bab al-Mandab strait along the Red Sea have been a major disruptor of international trade through this vital artery. A 32km wide channel connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, the strait is a strategic maritime chokepoint. The route […]
