By Godwill Arthur- Mensah
Accra, July 22, GNA- Kaftan, Kente, Agbada, tie and dye, smock and groomsmen suits of various styles, neatly arranged were the centre of attraction at the foyer of the Accra International Conference Centre.
To that end, an opportunity was presented to delegates attending the Sixth African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in Accra to adorn themselves with beautiful and colourful African traditional wear.
Africans are well-known for their high sense of taste for fashion, and during the four-day summit, vendors and entrepreneurs displayed beautiful and colourful African wear.
There were various styles and designs of traditional beads, necklaces and brackets as well as matching sandals, hats and shoes befitting their preferred traditional clothing.
The Ghana News Agency witnessed some delegates busily making selection of their preferred African wear whilst vendors were making good sales and beaming with smiles.
Madam Bernice Asantewaa who sells Agbada, a popular Yoruba dress, and Kaftan told the GNA that sales had been good over the past three days.
A well-designed Agbada dress went for GHc1,700 while a Kaftan was sold for GHc700, she said.
Madam Kafui Asare sells dresses made from Ghanaian textile prints said sales had been good.
However, she said, the patronage would have been better if the authorities allowed them to display their wares outside the AICC building since the summit was mainly held in a dome outside, therefore most of the delegates were outside.
Some of the vendors told the GNA that they made between GHc7,000 and GHc10,000 sales per day.
It was a good move by the Ghana Tourism Authority, which also mounted a pavilion at the foyer of the AICC, for their proactiveness in giving out pavilions for vendors to display their Ghana’s brand of clothing.
The Sixth AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting was held from Thursday, July 18 to Sunday, 21,2024 in Accra, on the theme, “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality and Relevant Learning in Africa.”
It was intended to coordinate and strengthen continental economic integration towards achieving the AU 2063 Agenda.
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