On Jan. 2, Kantamanto, the largest secondhand market in the world, was hit by a devastating fire, impacting hundreds of vendors. The market, situated in the heart of Accra, Ghana, is a bustling ...

Accra, Jan 23, GNA – The Government has supported the Kantamanto Market Fire Disaster Victims with one million Ghana cedis. The Kantamanto Market was ravaged by fire on January 2, which ...

Puma, Debrand and eBay among brands to have contributed after world’s largest secondhand clothing market was destroyed by ...

Market fires have long been a devastating and recurring challenge in Ghana, with the Kantamanto Market standing as one of the ...

Kantamanto market, known for its vibrant trade in secondhand ... As of 2025, only a fraction of Ghana’s informal sector workers, including the majority of traders in markets like Kantamanto ...

Michael Oppong, Chairman of the Kantamanto Used Clothes Association, has stated that the reconstruction of the fire-damaged Kantamanto Central Market was in its final stages. In an interview with ...

Show more Ed Butler travels to Kantamanto market in Accra, Ghana. 15 million used garments arrive in Ghana every week from all over the world - most ends up at Kantamanto but a lot can't be sold ...

has donated seventy thousand Ghana Cedis worth of building materials to support the reconstruction of the Kantamanto Market, which was destroyed by the recent devastating fire. A devastating blaze ...

With over 100 shops destroyed and the much of the area charred, traders at Ghana's Kantamanto market are urging the government to help restore their livelihoods. Go to BBCAfrica.com, external for ...