Kitenge

[citation needed] Kitenges are similar to kangas and kikoi, but are of a thicker cloth and have an edging on only a long side.

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, Liberia, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of the Congo are some of the African countries where the kitenge is worn.

A kitenge serves as an inexpensive, informal piece of clothing that is often decorated with a wide variety of colors, patterns and even political slogans.

The printing on the cloth is done by an industrialised version of the traditional batik technique originated in Indonesia.

Kitenges have also become very popular as fashion statements in urban pop culture with youth in Africa.