Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have agreed to ban second-hand clothing, mostly imported from the US and UK, in order to support their own textile industries.
They hope local factories will create much-needed jobs and increase exports.
The three countries are now facing threats of trade sanctions from the US who says the ban violates free-trade agreements.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Uganda’s capital Kampala.
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