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National pieces of clothing in African countries

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sofiya19 August 2014 · #26
Benin - lace Dashiki suit and Aso Oke Hat (male), lace Buba and wrapper set (female)
Gambia - Boubou (male), Kaftan (female)
Ghana - Kente cloth, Ghanaian smock, and Fila (male), Kente kaba and slit set (female)
Guinea - Boubou (male), Kaftan (female)
Liberia - Dashiki suit and Kufi (male), Buba and skirt set (female)
Mali - Grand boubou and Kufi (male), Bògòlanfini-style Kaftan (female)
Niger - Babban riga (male), Buba and wrapper set (female)
Nigeria - Agbada and Aso Oke Hat (male), Buba and wrapper set (female)
Senegal - Senegalese kaftan and Kufi (male), Kaftan (female)
Algeria : Binouar (Sétif), Bikhmar (Ouargla), Blouza (Oran), Burnous (Algérie), Caftan (Algérie), Caftan El-Bey (Algérie), Chemsa (Jijel), Fergani[disambiguation needed] (Constantine), Gandoura (Algérie), Gandoura Annabiya (Annaba), Ghlila (Algiers), Haïek (Algérie), Jellaba (Algérie), Karakou (Algiers), Kachabia (Djelfa et Lagouat), Labsa Kbaylia (Kabylie), Labsa M'zabia (M'zab), Labsa Naïlia (Ouled Naïl), Labsa Touratia (Hoggar), Lefa we dlala (Annaba), Melhfa Chaouïa (Aures), Melhfa Sahraouia (Tindouf), Mlaya (Est algérien), Sarouel (Algérie), Sarouel Mdawer (Algiers)
Egypt - Galabeya
Libya - Jellabiya
Morocco - Djellaba, Fez hat and Balgha (male), Takchita (female)
Mauritania - Darra'a (male), Melhfa Sahraouia (female)
Sudan - Jalabiyyah, Taqiyyah, and Turban (male), Toob, a cotton women's dress (female)
Djibouti - Macawiis (male), Koofiyad (male), Dirac (female), Garbasaar (female)
Eritrea - Kidan Habesha (male), Zuria (female)
Ethiopia - Ethiopian suit (male), Habesha kemis (female)
Somalia - Macawiis (male), Koofiyad (male), Dirac (female), Guntiino (female), Garbasaar (female)
Cameroon - Pagne
Democratic Republic of the Congo - formerly Abacost; Pagne
Gabon - Pagne
Kenya - Dashiki or Kanzu, and Kofia (male), Kanga and Kitenge (female)
Rwanda - Kanzu (male), Mushanana (female)
Tanzania - Kanzu or Dashiki, and Kofia (male), Kanga and Gowni (female)
Uganda - Kanzu or Dashiki and Kofia (male), Gomesi (female)
South Africa - Afrikaners and British diaspora: slouch hat, khaki Bermuda shorts; Zulus, Xhosa, etc.: Madiba shirt, shweshwe clothing, Zulu crown (isicholo)
Mozambique - Capulana
Zimbabwe - Safari shirt (male), Buba and skirt set (female)


Capulana, the traditional clothes in Mozambique
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Capulana.jpg
Kanzu or Dashiki, the traditional clothes in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
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Kanzu or Dashiki.jpg
Kente cloth, the traditional clothes in Ghana
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Kente cloth.jpg
sofiya10 December 2021 · #1353
Female attire sewn from African traditional kente cloth. The pattern is magnificent – so bright and cheerful.

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Kente-cloth2.jpg