Until a few years ago, the textile industry in africa was pretty stable. Or at least until the liberalization of the market opened the door for cheaper competition from asia. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, mostly in south africa, nigeria, kenya and in ghana. There, nine out of 10 textile workers lost their jobs, leaving only 3,000 today. Product piracy is adding to the woes of ghanas fabric producers. They are proud of their unique designs and traditional techniques. But just as for the big fashion brands like adidas or chanel, while consumers like their style, they increasingly shy away from the cost. Reporter makola market in the ghanaian capital accra is a paradise if you love color. There are gaudy fabrics with new patterns, but traditional wax prints with ageold designs are the most popular. Here cloth is bought the way readymade clothes are in europe. Customer when i am going for a special occasion or some occasions that i need to wear something with a name, i come to b
Textile industry in africa was pretty stable. Or at least until the liberalization of the market opened the door for cheaper competition from asia. Hundreds of thousands of jobs were lost, mostly in south africa, nigeria, kenya and in ghana. There, nine out of 10 textile workers lost their jobs, leaving only 3,000 today. Product piracy is adding to the woes of ghanas fabric producers. They are proud of their unique designs and traditional techniques. But just as for the big fashion brands like adidas or chanel while consumers like their style, they increasingly shy away from the cost. Reporter makola market in the ghanaian capital accra is a paradise if you love color. There are gaudy fabrics with new patterns, but traditional wax prints with ageold designs are the most popular. Here cloth is bought the way readymade clothes are in europe. Customer when i am going for a special occasion or some occasions that i need to wear something with a name, i come to buy the ones with names. And
From california to new york, another night of protests in the u. S. Demonstrators call for justice for a black man killed by a Police Officer. Now yemeni officials tell al jazeera the u. S. Hostage was taken away after a to free him. They report after being taken after, somers died of his injuries. He was kidnapped in september last year. At least 10 people were killed in the operation which involved whats suspected of being a u. S. Drone strike and ground forces. For more on this, sxwrurnlist, nassar alibi joins me from sanaa. Tell me what you know in terms of the fate. Any confirmation about the fate of somers . Thank you very much. When i got into my information and sources there, they told me that he was killed just as the american and yemeni operation to rescue huim started. So, i thik he was killed as they told me, but the ministry of defense said that he was freed. What are the u. S. Authorities saying . When i i dont know now what the authorities said so far but what i am assur
Were seeing winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. Windchills already in the single digits. Were just Getting Started with this cold air. Two volunteer emts were hurt in a horrible crash. The crash happened on sunday on the beltway near river road and one victim is an ameri and the other a recent graduate. Jackie benson is live in bethesda with details. Jackie . Reporter doreen this Fire Department draws many volunteers from the ranks of local College Students often premed students who want to serve the Community Even though the job does have a great risk involved. When an ambulance rolls out of the Fire Department station on massachusetts avenue in bethesda there are often volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians on board. Sidney marshall who just turned 20 and tom, were onboard responding to a car crash on the inner loop near river road. The weather was terrible and winds gusting over 40 miles per hour. Still pictures from the scene show the catastrophic aftermath of what happened as t
And bilateral relations with moscow, called Vladimir Putin says, in europe should thank ankara for a flow of uninterrupted gas from russia. Thats the result of a 4 hours so collateral till friday. And so the patient said was communication with washington in a wide range of military and civilian areas as china, rum stop retaliation before you get into that of nancy pelosi is controversial. Close to taiwan with a spray. Can you talk to national on this friday and i live from moscow 11 pm right here and also along the gaza strip. Now the numbers we have at least 50 rockets, sipping launched from the gaza strip towards israel, with the reports or residential building has been hit. It comes in retaliation for an israeli as strike on garza earlier today, which left 10 people dead, including a 5 year old as we understand 55. 00 more but also injured. Now the idea if claims the strike was part of an anti, she had israeli operation named breaking dawn, which targeted a Top Commander of a palest