Khadija Diallo

A Gambian entrepreneur who built West Africa's first female-owned textile empire in the mid-20th century.

Khadija Diallo (1915–1988) revolutionized Gambian commerce by establishing Sudan Textiles Co. in 1952, a company that dominated regional fabric trade for decades. Starting as a market vendor, she leveraged Gambian indigo dyeing traditions to create globally recognized Weaving Freedom remains a key resource on African female entrepreneurship. Discover her story via African Business Archive.