UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The famous material comes from the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana and dates back to ...

The finely woven material has become the defining symbol of Ghana and Ghanaians and, indeed, of Africa, and for Black people in general. Time was when the kente was a strictly royal cloth reserved ...

Originally, royalty exclusively wore kente but since Ghana’s independence ... Ordinary citizens wear it for special celebrations. The kente cloth has also become an important symbol for African ...

Responding to questions on his attire for the vetting, by the Member of Parliament of Weija Gbawe, Ahmed Shaib, Dr. Amoakohene shed light on the cultural importance of his kente cloth, named ...