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Former Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei-Mensah, has expressed immense gratitude to the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his unflinching support during his tenure. The politician joined the Akwasidae Festival at the Manhyia Palace on May 25, 2025, purposely to convey his appreciation and gratitude. He was in the company of traditional leaders, family members, and friends. “We came to pay homage and, most importantly, thank him,” he said, as he explained how His Majesty’s […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom has justified the relentless efforts towards bringing lasting peace and security in Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The King foresees that terrorists could take advantage of the inflamed security state in the border town if the conflict between the Mamprugus and the Kusasis persists. As such, he says all avenues are being explored to put an end to the years-long conflict. “Recently there have been some communal skirmishes in the northern […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the Management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), to ensure fair cocoa prices for farmers. Currently, a tonne of cocoa sells at ¢49,000 while a bag is ¢3,100. Cocoa price was last increased in November 2024 by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. During a visit by the Management of the Board on May 2, 2025, the Asantehene indicated that fair cocoa prices would make the venture lucrative. […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool has encouraged the Management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to put the country first and apply their knowledge to improving the cocoa sector. Addressing some Management members on May 2, 2025, at the Manhyia Palace, His Majesty reminded them of the core mandate for which the regulatory body was constituted. The Asantehene affirmed that they were not appointed to enrich themselves, but to serve the sector. He therefore challenged them to input their […]
The Asante Kingdom is set to take delivery of over 200 more Asante artefacts that were stolen by the British over 100 years ago. The priceless artefacts, believed to have a ‘spirit-attachment’, will be returned by South Africa-based firm AngloGold Ashanti. It comes after 28 of them were returned by the firm last year. These artefacts acquired in 1922 by Swiss art collector Joseph Mueller, have since 2000 been housed in the Gold of Africa Museum in Cape Town after […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has taken with the UK Advanced Command and Staff College (ACSC) Course 28 through a lecture. His Majesty lectured the group made up of 42 students from 13 different nations on Ghana its people, security, traditional leadership and other things that pertain to the West African country. This was on Friday, May 2, 2025, when the delegation which has been in the country for a week led by the Divisional […]
The Asante Kingdom is set to take delivery of a significant consignment of Asante artefacts that were stolen by the British over 100 years ago. The priceless artefacts, believed to have a ‘spirit-attachment’, will be returned by South Africa-based firm AngloGold Ashanti. It comes after 28 of them were returned by the firm last year. These artefacts acquired in 1922 by Swiss art collector Joseph Mueller, have since 2000 been housed in the Gold of Africa Museum in Cape Town […]
His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has demonstrated genuine and intense passion in at least six areas in the past 26 years of ruling over the Asante Kingdom. They include stool reclamation, fight against illegal mining, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), preservation of culture and tradition, education, and peace. Restoring Heirs To Sold Out Chieftaincy StoolsSince ascending the venerable Golden Stool, Otumfuo set out to restore traditional stools to their rightful heirs across Asanteman, ending years of protracted […]
One of the convictions the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has steadfastly maintained throughout the over two decades he has ruled is that ‘God is the Maker of Kings’. This statement has been consistently rehearsed into the ears of politicians seeking power whenever they visit the Manhyia Palace to seek the blessings of His Majesty. The King sees himself as a testament to this conviction. In 1999 when the 15th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo […]
Barima Kwaku Duah is the third son and youngest of five children of Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, a late Queen of the Asante Kingdom who through destiny would later become the 16th Monarch of the Asante Kingdom. Born to a throne, one would assume he was entitled to a silver spoon — but that was not the case. That wasn’t the portion of this infant whose birth was not even anticipated but for his uncle, the 14th Monarch […]