West Africa: Textile Queen Maman Creppy Has Died – the Last of West Africa’s Legendary Wax Cloth Traders Has Left Her Mark

21st June 2023
[The Conversation Africa] Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa's most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living, "Nana Benz" - the legendary first generation of women cloth traders from Togo.

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