Partner Africa Ethiopia is a project to promote and strengthen the German-Ethiopian textile business partnership.

The Confederation of the German Knitting Industry - GESAMTMASCHE, the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturers Association – ETGAMA and the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture - MoA jointly implement the project initiatives. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and supported by sequa gGmbH.

The main focus of the project is on the further development of the Ethiopian textile sector, starting with cotton production, by strengthening competitiveness and quality, in particular through measures for sustainable cotton and textile production and establishing business contacts with companies in Germany, Europe and internationally. This is intended to contribute to the long-term safeguarding and increase of jobs in Ethiopia and to increase the proportion of transparently and sustainably produced textile products.