but his people treated him as a king, and presented him with royal regalia, including the Golden Stool, said to contain the soul of the Asante nation. Prempeh died in 1931, and his successor ...

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago of an exiled king. Prempeh was the Asante king, or ...

In 1901, Asante was annexed by the British. Prempeh spent most of his exile in the Seychelles, for some of the time in the ...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Ghana's Asante king, looks on at the Manhyia Palace ... "This is a special moment for the Asante people because it strengthens the bond between us and our ancestors." ...

Ivor Agyeman Duah, an advisor to the king, said the objects were sacred ... “This is a special moment for the Asante people because it strengthens the bond between us and our ancestors.” ...