All Africa Leather & Textile Fair
Held alongside the 12th ASFW Addis.
- Dates
- Venue
- Addis International Convention CenterAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Opens in 00 days 00 hours 00 min
02 About AALF
Meet international industry players and build long-term partnerships.
Launched in 2008, AALF serves as a big continental trade show that brings together leather sector actors, leather and leather products exhibitors, sellers, buyers, investors, leather technologists, researchers, innovators, footwear and leather goods fashion and models, input and equipment traders, as well as government representatives and conference participants from Africa and around the world.
03 Components
Components of the fair.
- Showcase of leather and leather products, inputs and accessories
- B2B meetings
- Leather fashion zone and fashion show, where designers show their fashion trends and designs
- Innovation zone, in which selected innovators in the sector display their various products
- African Leather Journal publication, covering the main research topics of the leather sector
- Panel discussions on the important issues of the sector
04 Facts
ELIA is the owner and main implementer of the AALF.
- ELIA has also been the main organizer of the trade fair for the past 15 years.
- The AALF brand is registered in Ethiopia.
- To ensure the overall management and success of the leather trade fair, a Central Organizing Committee (COC) is established with a list of responsibilities.
Meet the makers.
ELIA Exhibitors N° 01
Four days in Addis Ababa with Ethiopia’s tanneries, shoe factories and leather goods makers.
Fig. 01 A buyer holding up a leather bag at an exhibitor’s stand, talking with the maker
05 Partners
Partners and financing of AALF.
The AALF is implemented with participation from key stakeholders from the private sector, government ministerial offices, international and regional development partners, and knowledge institutions.
With their important role, the stakeholders participate in the fair as co-organizers, partners, sponsors and exhibitors.
The AALF is one of the association’s key market & promotion interventions, with all the necessary budget and resource support.
The fair funds all its costs by itself and sometimes generates additional income for the association, which is used to fund the next AALF. Accordingly, the entire cost of the fair is covered through reasonable booth rent, budget support, sponsorship and support from development partners.
Funding
The fair is funded through the resources mobilised and generated from:
- Allocated budget from the association
- Direct budget support from ALLPI & UNIDO
- Reasonable booth rent
- Sponsorships
- Journal advertisement in the African Leather Journal
06 Outcomes
- Marketing link for leather product manufacturers with African and international inputs and chemical suppliers, institutions and designers
- Export promotion
- Attraction of investment in the leather sector
- Technology transfer and innovation
- Strong inter-African business relations
- EHL promotion
07 Past editions
14th All African Leather Fair.
At Millennium Hall: brought together leather goods manufacturers and technology suppliers, chemical and inputs suppliers, training institutions, trade promotion organizations, etc. from all over the world.
15th edition
All Africa Leather & Textile Fair 2026