UN protection for Ghana's iconic Kente cloth

Update: 2025-11-06

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The UN has moved to shield Ghana’s most iconic textile from imitations. What does Kente cloth's Geographical Indication status mean for those who weave and trade in it? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to the CEO of WovenAfrica, Benjamin Epton Owusu, and DW correspondent Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena in Accra.

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UN protection for Ghana's iconic Kente cloth

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UN protection for Ghana's iconic Kente cloth