Here's to Ghana's new president, John Atta Mills. The west African country inaugurated its new head of state today (07 Jan.) in Accra, Ghana. I love the Kente cloth he wore to his inauguration. The brilliant colors and patterns evoke dignity and honor...when worn at a presidential inauguration.
While some African leaders (former South African president Thabo Mbeki, the despot Robert Mugabe) adapted to western standards of dress, many have maintained a certain heritage by wearing the clothing of their land and I appreciate that. Leaders like the former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and the new president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua maintain traditional dress, at least on official state business.
We have an inauguration coming up here in less than two weeks and while the half-Kenyan Mr. Obama won't be in any Kente cloth, he won't disappoint in a bespoke suit.
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