TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will provide support for Africa's textile industry, starting in Ethiopia, which has emerged as an alternative production base to Asia, Nikkei has learned.
Itochu to boost productivity in African alternative to Asian workshops

Labor costs at textile plants in Ethiopia are lower than in Southeast Asia.
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will provide support for Africa's textile industry, starting in Ethiopia, which has emerged as an alternative production base to Asia, Nikkei has learned.