In the Asante kingdom, goldsmiths made ornaments to show their king was rich. This map shows Mansa Musa with ... From the 1950s many African countries won their independence.

In November 1924 Prempeh travelled by ship back to West Africa with some 50 Asante companions, most of whom had been born in Seychelles. "We who do not know him are more than anxious to see his ...

"This is a day for Asante. A day for the Black African continent. The spirit we share is back," said Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. At this stage the items have only been loaned to Ghana for ...

The Asante people built what was once one of the most powerful and formidable states in west Africa - trading in, among others, gold, textiles and enslaved people. The kingdom was famed for its ...