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How to grow Africa’s fashion industry, by CAFA

15 November 2026

L-R Chinny Nwokedi, CAFA Communications Director, Aare (Prof) Lai Labode; President of CAFA, Ambassador of Algeria to Nigeria, Ambassador Dunbar; CAFA Mission Director, Reginald Nnabue, and CAFA Envoy at CANEX 2026, Princess Enitade.

Tunde Eludini is a graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he studied International Relations. He is a Senior Correspondent coordinating the sports section for PREMIUM TIMES. Twitter: @tundeyeludini

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