Africa’s main trade show, Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week 2017 third edition is the largest trade show for the cotton, textile, apparel, home and technology industry, and the best platform for the sourcing solution in Africa will take place this October in Ethiopia.

The largest exhibiting nations Turkey, the United Arabic Emirates, Tansania, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Italy and Germany will be coming to Ethiopia. Apparel fabrics, leather goods, fashion and fashionable accessories will be the main items on display.

Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week supports African designer through a promotion platform and brings them together with international buyers.

Manufacturers who are ready to produce the ordered designs will be part of the triangle. The African designers will present new design created in collaboration with international designers.

At Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week, they will be highlighting SUSTAINIBILITY within the conference and the exhibition in collaboration with valued partners and experts within this segment.

World´s leading trade shows Texworld, Apparel Sourcing and Texprocess Exhibitions, organised by Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, will also be at the event in Ethiopia and partner with Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week.

This partnership does not only have an impact on quality and quantity of exhibitors but also on the international buyers network. Messe Frankfurt is world´s leading trade show organizer and leading organizer of textile value chain exhibitions.

The following companies have already confirmed their participation: Almeda Textile, Atraco, Baykar Tekstil, Else Textile, Indochina Textile, Maa Garment, MNS, Özkan Textile, Tür Ip Tekstil, Velocity and YKK. Home and household textile providers will also be presented, such as Sammi Deluxe Leather, Samra Leather, Unido – Lomi Leather and Village Industries.

Africa Sourcing & Fashion Week 2017 will take place from 3-6 October in Millennium Hall, Off Africa Avenue, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.