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🌍 Google launches AI shopping, Jumia battles Temu & Shein

🌍 Google launches AI shopping, Jumia battles Temu & Shein

Your African fashion news & careers update for 9 June 2025.

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🌍 $4M in deals at Bogotá Fashion Week, big textile shifts in Nigeria

🌍 $4M in deals at Bogotá Fashion Week, big textile shifts in Nigeria

Your African fashion news & careers update for 2 June 2025

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🌍 Europe's $500M fashion investment, breakthrough deal to revive AGOA

🌍 Europe's $500M fashion investment, breakthrough deal to revive AGOA

Your African fashion news & careers update for 26 May 2025

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🌍 New report defends mitumba, Balenciaga to be led by Piccioli

🌍 New report defends mitumba, Balenciaga to be led by Piccioli

Your African fashion news & careers update for 20 May 2025

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🌍 Ghana's president takes to the runway, US-China trade war de-escalates

🌍 Ghana's president takes to the runway, US-China trade war de-escalates

Your African fashion news & careers update for 12 May 2025

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🌍 Nigeria greenlights new fashion industry board + ChatGPT learns to shop

🌍 Nigeria greenlights new fashion industry board + ChatGPT learns to shop

Your African fashion news & careers update for 2 May 2025

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🌍 Egypt announces textile cities, tariff tension continues

🌍 Egypt announces textile cities, tariff tension continues

Your African fashion news & careers update for 17 April 2025

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🌍 Lesotho without AGOA, London Men's cancelled by BFC

🌍 Lesotho without AGOA, London Men's cancelled by BFC

Your 10th of April 2025 African fashion news & careers update

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🌍 China Meets African Fashion + We All Meet The LVMH Prize Finalists

🌍 China Meets African Fashion + We All Meet The LVMH Prize Finalists

Your 3rd of April 2025 African fashion news & careers update

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🌍 Pepkor buys 4 Retailability brands, China opposes new French regulations

🌍 Pepkor buys 4 Retailability brands, China opposes new French regulations

Your African fashion news & careers update for 27th March 2025

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🌍 SA designers protest counterfeits, INDITEX pushes into new markets

🌍 SA designers protest counterfeits, INDITEX pushes into new markets

Your African fashion news & careers update for 20 March 2025

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🌍 Bathu acquires Boys of Soweto, HEVA Fund unlocks $5M for creatives

🌍 Bathu acquires Boys of Soweto, HEVA Fund unlocks $5M for creatives

Your African fashion news & careers update for 14 March 2025

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