ASFW Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week 2026

ASFW Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week is Africa's biggest trade event for the textile, apparel and fashion industry, now in its 12th edition in Addis Ababa. It partners with Messe Frankfurt's Texworld, Apparel Sourcing and Texprocess brands and brings international suppliers and African manufacturers together with buyers from retail, interior decoration, design and manufacturing.

Product groups

The exhibition is organised into dedicated areas that cover the textile value chain from fibre to finished product and machinery.

• Texworld Addis Ababa: fabrics, yarns, denim, prints and functional fabrics
• Apparel Sourcing Addis Ababa: menswear, ladieswear, childrenswear and knitwear
• Texprocess Addis Ababa: garment and textile production technology, CAD/CAM and finishing
• Leather, footwear components and tanning technology
• Home textiles, décor and crafts
• Fashion accessories, logistics and services

ASFW Conference

Billed as Africa's biggest textile and garment discussion platform, the conference runs for the four days of the show with more than 600 participants. International experts cover sustainability, finance, empowerment, manufacturing, logistics and investment opportunities.

Who attends

Retail and brand sourcing teams, garment and leather manufacturers, interior and home-textile buyers, designers, machinery buyers and investors interested in Ethiopia's and East Africa's manufacturing base.