Until now, the kente cloth, which is a unique fabric of the Ashanti people, has remained a regular outfit for traditional ...

Ghana has officially protected Kente cloth. Only authentic handwoven Kente from designated communities can now carry the name ...

We in Ghana have absolute confidence in our fashion sense. We also happen to believe that the most beautiful and most dramatic fabric on this Earth is the kente, which is, of course, Ghanaian. The ...

Why Ghana Must Protect Its Cultural Inventors The story of Kente is not just a tale of artistry mdash;it is a blueprint of innovation rooted in Ghanaian soil .

A viral social media post first made on September 4, 2025, on X (formerly Twitter) by a user named Sahel Revolutionary Soldier (@cecild84), claims that Ghana’s judiciary has abolished the use of ...

- Perched in the center of a long, narrow loom, Francis Marfoh paddled two foot-treadles and worked school-bus yellow thread into a kente cloth pattern last week, onlookers around him marveling. This ...

This move sets the tone for African fashion, showing that heritage can create economic opportunities while preserving stories.

Kente, the centuries-old handwoven cloth, has formally earned global recognition and protection after the country secured its registration under the United Nations Geographical Indications (GI) framew ...

We in Ghana have absolute confidence in our fashion sense. We also happen to believe that the most beautiful and most dramatic fabric on this Earth is the kente, which is, of course, Ghanaian. The ...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the global popularity of her country's fabric in the wake of it appearing in a Louis Vuitton fashion show.