Fast fashion has led to a glut of low-value clothing that inordinately burdens developing countries, as shown here at a local market in the Entebbe district of Kampala, Uganda, in 2018.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a semi-authoritarian leader who has held power since 1986, declared in August that he was banning imports of used clothing, saying the items are coming "from ...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a semi-authoritarian leader who has held power since 1986, declared in August that he was banning imports of used clothing, saying the items are coming "from ...

Although there are no official figures available, the Uganda Dealers in Used Clothings and Shoes Association estimates that 16 million people -- one in three Ugandans -- wear used clothing.

“I have declared war on second-hand clothes to promote African wear,” the President said during the opening of 16 factories at an industrial park late last month, according to Ugandan ...

But the volume of donated clothing is becoming unmanageable, and critics are calling for action. What Uganda’s war on second-hand clothes means for fashion Skip to main content ...