Looted artefacts from the Asante ... and gold badges worn by officials charged with cleansing the soul of the king. "These treasures have borne witness to triumph and trials of the great kingdom ...

The Asante kingdom was founded by the great King Osei ... Army in 1873 (as a result of which much of the magnificent Asante gold regalia can be seen in Londo n in the British Museum).

Late in January, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London announced they were to lend gold and silver treasures looted from the Asante kingdom back to Ghana in a six-year deal.

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 ...

In the Asante kingdom, goldsmiths made ornaments to show their king was rich. This map shows Mansa Musa with an Arab traveller. Mansa Musa is wearing a golden crown and holds a large gold coin in ...

As an advance deposit (the “Initial Deposit”) toward future gold deliveries, Fujairah has paid US$100 million to Asante Bibiani. Under the Gold Forward Agreement, there is a three month grace ...