Looted artefacts from the Asante kingdom are finally on display in Ghana, 150 years after British ... holds great significance for the Asante people. It serves as a sword of office that is used ...
They were stolen from the court of the Asante king, known as the Asantehene, during 19th century conflicts between the British and powerful Asante people ... "safe hands" in Ghana ahead of ...
AFP - NIPAH DENNIS The Ashanti monarch Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who holds an important ceremonial role in Ghana, said their return would help unite his people. "What just happened confirms what ...
UNESCO has added Ghana’s Kente cloth to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The famous material comes from the Asante and Ewe people of Ghana and dates back to the ...
"He showed respect to our people, and in return received ... able to adapt to the dramatic changes that Asante, the Gold Coast and later an independent Ghana, underwent in the 20th Century.