Ethiopia follows China’s lead with textile-focused industrial parks

85% of Ethiopia’s industrial park production is in textiles and garments, with manufacturing led by the $250m Hawassa Industrial Park. Back in July 2015, construction started on the Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP) (pictured) about 280 miles south of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Now the largest textile industrial park in Africa, the $250m project is widely […] The post Ethiopia follows China’s lead with textile-focused industrial parks appeared first on New African Magazine.