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Uganda's president is not happy with his country's lucrative market for upcycled clothing that often comes in as imports from Western countries like the U.S. or those in Europe. Wholesalers often sell ...
In East Africa's sprawling open-air markets, the debate over secondhand clothes is shifting from price tags to policy.
KAMPALA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of used clothing into the east African country, saying it stifles the development of local textile industries ...
President Yoweri Museveni has declared a ban on secondhand clothing from the West, citing that the items came from those who died in America or Europe. Museveni, who has not yet enforced the ban, ...
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(CNN) — In 2018, fashion designer Bobby Kolade moved from Berlin back to Uganda’s capital Kampala with the ambition of creating a home-grown fashion brand using Ugandan cotton. Things didn’t work out ...
Previously worn apparel imports fuel a vibrant resale market in a list of African countries, but textile makers say it stifles their ability to grow. Uganda's president is not happy with his country's ...