Hand-woven smocks in Ghana used to be reserved for royal use. These days, a flood of imported yarn has opened the market to near-universal use, and the smock has become a Ghanaian clothing icon. Yet ...

Across Articles 1–4, the logic has been consistent: authenticity becomes valuable when it is backed by standards, governance, and credible market systems. Ghana’s decades of promotion built global ...

A high-end garment made from traditional fugu hangs on a mannequin at a shop in Accra, Ghana. Photo: AP On a busy street in central Accra, Clement Azaabire hangs neatly sewn fugu smocks on lines, the ...

Accra, March 12, GNA - Ghana at the weekend stepped up efforts to globalize the indigenous 93Smock," a traditional outfit originally associated with the northern sector of the country, through a ...

On a bustling street in central Accra, Clement Azaabire meticulously hangs fugu smocks, their striped, multi-coloured fabrics swaying in the breeze. For 15 years, Azaabire has proudly sold this ...

When Ghana’s President John Mahama arrived in Zambia on February 4, 2026, he wore a traditional Ghanaian smock known as fugu, banaa, or batakari. Some people in Zambia reacted with laughter and ...

The United Nation’s Joint Programme on Human Security (UNJHS) has nurtured an innovative idea of promoting, marketing and rebranding the Northern smock for the local and the international markets so ...

Over the decades, Ghana has promoted Kente and Smock through festivals, cultural diplomacy, tourism campaigns, fashion showcases, and national celebrations. The result is clear: the world admires ...

Ghana at the weekend stepped up efforts to globalize the indigenous “Smock,” a traditional outfit originally associated with the northern sector of the country, through a contemporary fashion ...