A Jan. 2 blaze ripped through Kantamanto Market in Ghana's capital city of Accra, destroying millions of items of used clothing, and jeopardizing the livelihoods of more than 300,000 people.

Multimedia artist Sel Kofiga turns fabrics from Kantamanto market into upcycled clothes under the name The Slum Studio, in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 22, 2020.

Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, sources secondhand clothing from around the world. The influx of fast fashion, however, is turning unsellable items into massive landfills that threaten public ...

A woman walks past a fire at the secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on January 2, 2025. The fire began in the early hours of Thursday.

Roughly 15 million pieces of discarded clothing come into Ghana every week, mostly to this market. ... MacCarthy says these bales are usually mislabeled and filled with items in terrible condition.

Castel Group has completed the acquisition of an 80.4% stake in Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC from Diageo, gaining operational control of one of Ghana's leading brewers. The transaction, approved ...

People try 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 ...

Kennedy Agyapong visited the Kantamanto market on Friday, March 28, 2025, following his recent return to Ghana; The politician addressed the traders who lost their livelihoods as a result of the ...

People try to salvage items from the burned down secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on January 2, 2025. NIPAH DENNIS / AFP.

A woman walks past a fire at the secondhand clothing market at Kantamanto in Accra, Ghana, on January 2, 2025. The fire began in the early hours of Thursday.

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses ...