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Kumasi City Mall (KCM), Ashanti region modern one-stop retail shopping centre, will\u00a0host a special month-long bazaar of African handicraft and wares,\u00a0management has said.<\/p>\n

Starting from Friday, KCM will line up for shoppers a captivating variety of African products and merchandise, ranging from handcrafted and designer clothing, rare African fashion accessories, indigenous artworks and traditional African foods and foodstuff.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Explaining the details of a new campaign dubbed, \u2018Afro Goods Market\u2019, John Badu-Bonsu, Marketing Manager, told journalists that throughout\u00a0March, KCM will serve as Ghana\u2019s principal repository for top-grade and exceptional African craft and merchandise.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have lined up more than 40 accomplished artisans and vendors of African-themed wares and products, mostly from the Greater Accra, Ashanti and the Brong-Ahafo Regions for this month-long bazaar.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur intention here is to make these rare type of merchandise more visible, accessible and affordable to our patrons and customers and also to Kumasi-bound tourist,\u201d said Mr. Badu-Bonsu.<\/p>\n

He said \u2018Afro Goods Market\u2019 will \u2018swing into a special gear\u2019 on Independence Day, on which occasion, a\u00a0variety of cultural entertainment would be infused into the bazaar.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Independence Day, the mall would partner with the Kumasi Centre for National Culture to have traditional weavers demonstrate to shoppers how their Kente and smock fabric are made, while local artisans would work on site to customise craft and other items for customers,\u201d Mr. Badu-Bonsu disclosed.<\/p>\n

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He said KCM would reverberate with fanfare as traditional music and dancers will perform throughout the day and the\u00a0Abibiman Cultural Troupe will mount an outdoor stage to re-enact the declaration of independence by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah as part of the mall\u2019s activities, commemorating Independence Day.<\/p>\n

KCM offers its customers an interesting blend of Ghanaian and international brands and products including grocery and foodstuffs, lifestyle, beauty and wellness, electronics and telecommunications, budget and designer fashion and clothing.<\/p>\n

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Other categories are pharmaceuticals, gifts and high-value jewellery, banking and financial services, restaurants and eateries, entertainment and children\u2019s games and recreation.<\/p>\n

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