Can fashion deliver jobs and cultural confidence in Africa?
February 11, 2026
February 11, 2026
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb. 11 -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa posted the following news:
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Can fashion deliver jobs and cultural confidence in Africa?
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Addis Ababa, 11 February 2026 (ECA) - In a garment studio in Addis Ababa, hundreds of young women work behind rows of sewing machines, cutting fabric for local and export markets.
Some enrolled after years working as domestic labourers abroad. Others came . . .
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Can fashion deliver jobs and cultural confidence in Africa?
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Addis Ababa, 11 February 2026 (ECA) - In a garment studio in Addis Ababa, hundreds of young women work behind rows of sewing machines, cutting fabric for local and export markets.
Some enrolled after years working as domestic labourers abroad. Others came . . .
