Most Nigerian leather, often semi-finished, is exported to Europe and Asia and turned into luxury items bearing international brand labels, with zero trace of its origins. – Kano, cradle of tanneries – In Kano, a state in northern Nigeria, major international luxury brands source leather through intermediaries, who link them with tanners.

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