Africa Textile Invest is a single entry point for textile and garment investors. It connects investors with validated data, national authorities, industrial zones, and international partners—covering financing, de-risking, market access, sustainability, and technical support provided by the Partenariat Pour le Coton (PPC).
PPC concentrates the expertise, networks, and technical resources needed to guide investors from opportunity assessment to implementation—reducing complexity, shortening lead times, and improving viability by enabling the identification, structuring, and delivery of viable textile and garment projects with lower execution risk.
Textile and garment manufacturing represent one of the world’s largest and most resilient manufacturing sectors, with West and Central Africa increasingly positioned to capture value as global sourcing patterns evolve and regional demand expands.
West and Central Africa combines strong external demand with a large, import-dependent regional market, creating multiple routes to scale.
This dual demand dynamic strengthens investment resilience and reduces market concentration risk, favoriting new textile setup especially in West Africa and meet also brands requirements.
Scalable production capacity
Competitive labour cost structures
Strong potential for productivity gains through targeted training and skills development
The region supports multiple investment models, depending on strategy and risk profile:
All three routes benefit from preferential market access and improving industrial infrastructure, while enabling different timelines, CAPEX levels, and compliance/impact profiles.
The following partners work together to support investors through technical assistance, policy alignment, de-risking instruments, financing, and access to international markets for textile and apparel investments.