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This aerial view shows people trying to salvage items from the burned down secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on January 2, 2025.
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08 January 2025

Here’s How You Can Help Traders in Kantamanto

Over 7,000 traders have lost their businesses in a devastating fire in Accra, Ghana, facing what they predict will be months of difficult recovery ahead.

A general view of people trying to salvage items from the burned down secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on January 2, 2025. The fire at the Kantamanto market began in the early morning hours, destroying a large part of the area and displacing thousands of traders.
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10 January 2025

After a Massive Fire, Traders at Ghana's Kantamanto Market are Forging Ahead

Traders and creatives who rely on Kantamanto Market say the fire will set them back months but they are finding ways to bounce back from it.

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14 November 2023

How the OWO Fashion Festival is Trying to Fix Ghana’s Secondhand Clothing Problem

The two-year-old OWO Fashion Festival aims to bring a creative solution to the imported used clothing that damages the country’s environment.

​Yvette Tetteh in the The Woman Who Does Not Fear boat in Ghana.
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26 June 2023

Into the Volta: How Yvette Tetteh Challenged Ghana’s Textile Waste Crisis With a Swimming Expedition

The Ghanaian athlete swam across 450km of the Volta River, an odyssey that was challenging but fulfilling, hoping to bring more attention to the age-long waste colonialism in her country

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Fashion + Beauty
17 August 2022

Ugandan Designer Bobby Kolade is Resisting the Secondhand Clothing Trade

We talked with designer Bobby Kolade about his experience working in Uganda and his perspective on industry and community.

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24 March 2021

11 Women-Led African Fashion Brands Making a Global Impact

From Sarah Diouf's Tongoro to Loza Maléombho and Sindiso Khumalo's eponymous labels, here are 11 trailblazing African brands owned by women designers.

Interview: Ghanaian Rapper Kofi Mole Is Up Next
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24 August 2020

Interview: Ghanaian Rapper Kofi Mole Is Up Next

Kofi Mole is a clear front runner within a new generation of hip-hop artists that have Ghana's streets buzzing.

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