The empire used the river to spread wealth and learning across the region. The early 18th century saw the rise of the Asante Empire, who established a new societal structure made up of leaders ...

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. Scholarship on the West African kingdom of Asante is at the leading edge of ...

The Asante people were originally one of a number of Akan people, all paying tribute to the Denkyira. They lived in what today is modern Ghana - not to be confused with Ancient Ghana. In the 1670 ...

The Asante kingdom was founded by the great King Osei Tutu in the eighteenth century. His fetish priest was Okomfo Anokye, who unified the Asante states through allegiance to the Golden Stool ...

The artifacts, named after the Asante empire, will be returned to the current King of Asante, Otumfo Osei Tutu II, on a three-year loan agreement, extendable for an additional three years ...

Okomfo Anokye (born Tsali in Notsie in the Volta Region) was a traditional priest originally from Volta Region before making his name in the Asante Empire. Kwame Fimpon Anokye as he was named from ...

Accra (AFP) – Ghana's Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West ...

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center now faces over $488 million in lawsuits by those claiming their intravenous pain medication was swapped with non-sterile tap water. Police say infections ...

The V&A is lending 17 items including an Asante gold ring (top left), a gold badge worn by the king's "soul washer" and a ceremonial pipe The UK has returned dozens of artefacts looted from what ...