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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has schooled Europeans and the world at large about the essence of the looted African artefacts that remain in their position despite desperate attempts by their bona fide owners to retrieve them. Delivering a lecture at the British Museum in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2024, he stated that these artefacts, some of which date back to the formation of the now united empire, are a compendium of their soul. He recognized that to […]
The occupant of the Golden Stool, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has admired and hailed the insight and foresight with which the great Kingdom in West Africa was founded and has remained resilient over the years. He observes that the wisdom and hard work that went into its establishment accounts for its continuous existence and relevance even as part of Ghana. This wisdom by the fore-bearers came at a time when formal education was alien to them and therefore […]
The King of the Asante Empire, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has taken the world back in time to catch a glimpse of the undiluted and rich history of his enviable Kingdom formed centuries ago by men of foresight and insight. According to him, the Kingdom was seamlessly forged by formally uneducated leaders at the same time the United States of America was struggling to be the United States we know today. Delivering a lecture at the British Museum in London […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is scheduled for a lecture today, July 19, 2024, at the British Museum, one of the two museums that lent back a few looted Asante artefacts in their possession in the United Kingdom (UK). The lecture is part of an evolving cooperation in international cultures, mutual technical and business development, said a statement released in April by Mr Ivor Agyeman-Duah, the representative of Manhyia Palace in the negotiation for the […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has paid a visit to the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, one of the two British museums that lent back a few looted Asante artefacts in their possession and on display in their galleries in the United Kingdom (UK). His Majesty’s visit to the place on Thursday, July 18, 2024, is ahead of his scheduled lecture at the British Museum on July 19, 2024. As part of the visit, Otumfuo […]
The Athenaeum, a private members’ club in London in the United Kingdom (UK), was honoured to have wined and dined with the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as part of his visit to the European country this month. The dinner was held at their famous Clubhouse at 107 Pall Mall, at the corner of Waterloo Place. It was a private event that saw only a few guests joining for the treat on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. […]
The fifth Awukudae festival by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was not held on the soil of Asanteman in Ghana but on the land of the English. The occasion fell on July 17, 2024, while the King was away on an official trip in the United Kingdom (UK) and a mini durbar was held at his Henley residence in London in the United Kingdom (UK) accordingly. Present were traditional authorities including Oyokohene Nana Agyekum Ababio, Asamponghene Kwabena Owusu Korkoh, Dominasehene […]
His absence from home was not a hindrance to culture and tradition when the fifth Awukudae Festival fell on July 17, 2024. His Majesty, the Asantehene, was sure to undertake all that needed to be done. This included a small but elegant durbar at his Henley residence in London in the United Kingdom (UK). Otumfuo Osei Tutu II sat in state and received homage from his subjects, Asante expatriates. Among them were Asanteman UK and Ireland, an association of Asantes […]
The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has counselled the leadership of Asanteman UK and Ireland, an association of Asantes living abroad, to emulate good leadership principles grounded in humility to unite members for a better cause. Speaking at the Awukudae Festival held in London in the United Kingdom (UK) on July 17, 2024, when the group went to pay homage to His Majesty, he expressed his delight at the idea of linking and forming such an […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his immense gratitude to the 16th Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II as he prepares to wrap up his tenure as the country’s fifth President in the Fourth Republic. He stands indebted to the King for the unflinching support and warm reception he gave him in the almost eight years he has been in Office. President Akufo-Addo took advantage of a meeting with His Majesty purposely to introduce the ticket […]