By Muyid Deen Suleman, GNA Kumasi June 30, GNA – The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has underscored the cultural and spiritual importance of the Asante Agona Stool in the traditional governance of ...

Remember the splendour of the West African kingdoms from Songhai to Mali and Ghana? Do you remember the Ashanti kingdom and the Golden Stool? The harmattan winds? Growing cocoa and mining gold in ...

The Asante Empire (also known as the Ashanti Empire) ruled the Gold Coast of West Africa in what is now Ghana for two centuries (1701 to 1901). One of the most powerful symbols of the Asante rulers ...

Kente is a prestigious royal cloth of Ghana's Asante people, part of their historical and cultural heritage. But there's a debate about where it originated: the Bonwire community or the Adanwomase ...

Ghana is receiving 28 gold ornaments and regalia crafted by 19th-century artisans of the Asante court in a historic restitution. The official presentation will take place at a mini-durbar at the ...

Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II died on Monday last week at the venerable age of 111, plunging the West African nation into grief. Built on the wealth of gold reserves, the Ashanti empire was the ...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reaffirmed his commitment to safeguarding the sovereignty of the Asante Kingdom ...

The Ghana Post announced on May 5 a digital asset collection that commemorates the 25th anniversary of the reign of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, or ruler of the Ashanti people of ...

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-264). The capital's architecture and the construction of status; -- The role of river gods in state religion; -- The golden stool: seating a sacred king; -- ...

Remember the splendour of the West African kingdoms from Songhai to Mali and Ghana? Do you remember the Ashanti kingdom and the Golden Stool? The harmattan winds? Growing cocoa and mining gold in ...