Kumasi workshops · area viewPhoto: JessesixSuame Magazine
Suame, Kumasi · Ashanti
One of the largest informal engineering clusters in Africa: tens of thousands of artisans repairing, rebuilding and fabricating vehicles and machinery across a district that functions as a self-taught industrial city.
The local tip
Do not wander this alone. Go with someone who knows it or arrange a guide, ask before photographing anybody, and expect to be the most interesting thing that has happened to the workshop all week.
Check before leaving
This is a working industrial district, not an attraction. Arrange a local guide and agree what you want to see before you arrive.