Ghana’s textile and garment industry – once a vital pillar of national employment and manufacturing – has received a significant boost following a high-level policy dialogue jointly organised by the ...

Ghana has commenced an initiative to convert used plastic bottles (polyethylene terephthalate – PET) into polyester yarn for clothing production. The project forms part of a broader circular economy ...

Ghana-born Catherine Addai is CEO, designer and lead stylist of Toronto-based clothing label, Kaela Kay, which she describes as a lifestyle brand for the modern woman who wants to express her inner ...

The secondhand clothing sector is said to directly and indirectly support roughly 2.5m Ghanaians. Credit: Martin de Jong/Shutterstock. Organised by the Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association (GUCDA), ...

Members of the Ghana Used Clothing Dealers Association on Wednesday organised a sit-down strike to protest against OR Foundation over its claim that the association’s business is a form of ...

West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as the “Land of Gold” because of its abundant reserves and ...

Hundreds of videos were lost. Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, home to the world’s largest secondhand clothing market, caught fire during the early morning hours of Jan. 2; by the time the ...

A fire devasted one of the world's largest secondhand clothing markets in Accra, Ghana. Kantamanto Market receives 15 million garments weekly and employs some 30,000 people. An advocacy group ...

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...