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SourceCNBC Africa · first published 2016-03-30Watch on YouTube

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Why Africa's fashion industry isn't blowing Paris, New York out of the water

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CNBC Africa asks why Africa's fashion industry is not out-competing Paris and New York, reading the branding, finance and scale gaps between creativity and a global business.

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