Deliberations at the Twelfth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, have spotlighted growing concerns over the future of Africa's second-hand clothing trade amid proposed changes under the Basel Convention. The forum, convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa last week, comes as discussions consider classifying second-hand textiles as controlled or hazardous waste, a move that could disrupt supply chains and threaten millions of livelihoods. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Birgit Holm, the executive director of Mozambican Non-Governmental Association, ADPP Mozambique

<p>Deliberations at the Twelfth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, have spotlighted growing concerns over the future of Africa's second-hand clothing trade amid proposed changes under the Basel Convention. The forum, convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa last week, comes as discussions consider classifying second-hand textiles as controlled or hazardous waste, a move that could disrupt supply chains and threaten millions of livelihoods. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Birgit Holm, the executive director of Mozambican Non-Governmental Association, ADPP Mozambique</p>