Mr. A tells me that he purchases five shipping containers of clothing per week—when the Nigerian currency is strong. “But now less, due to the economy.” “What kinds of clothes?” “We are interested in importing durable clothes, not cheap ones. If someone in the West has worn something and it comes here, it’s probably durable.” “Even if it’s made in China.” “Not everything from China is bad. Just what the Chinese send to Africa is bad. They save the good things for rich countries.”
