Ethiopia’s war risks leaving manufacturing dreams in tatters

Bangladeshi textile firm DBL compound was rocked by an explosion which makes clothes mainly for Swedish fashion giant H&M and is one of at least three foreign garment makers to have suspended operations in Tigray. H&M said it was “very concerned” and was closely monitoring the situation. “We have three suppliers in Tigray, and the production there has come to a halt,” the company told Reuters, also other suppliers in tigray or Ethiopia comment on the economic impact of the war, as well as prior to the war with covid and other unrest within Ethiopia that had them close thier office.