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The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has issued a cautionary statement against politicians and anyone secretly fashioning foul plots against Asantes in Ghana. Addressing guests at the Kuntunkuni Durbar at the Manhyia Palace on February 8, 2024, Otumfuo reminded them that Asanteman was an independent state before the formation of Ghana. He also emphasized that Asanteman is indestructible, evidence of which resides in the story of the Sagrenti war of 1874. Otumfuo noted that the Golden […]
The gallery in Fowler Museum which housed seven pieces of Asante artefacts that were stolen during the Sagrenti War of 1874 will not remain vacant. The gallery will be filled with replicas of the crafts made by Asanteman as an appreciative gesture for their willingness and soft stance to give the treasures the opportunity to see home once more and permanently. The Director of the Museum, Dr Silvia Forni, made this known as she expressed her gratitude to the Kingdom […]
The Fowler Museum has presented seven artefacts, among stolen treasures some 150 years ago, to their true owner, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The items including a royal stool belonging to Asantehene Kofi Karikari, the 10th Asantehene, were formally presented before Otumfuo and Asanteman during the Kuntunkuni Durbar on February 8, 2024, which marks the commemoration of the Sagrenti War of 1874. They were presented by leadership of the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles including Dr Silvia Forni, the Director of […]
The Queen of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Hemaa Konadu Yiadom III, has graced the Sagrenti War commemoration durbar ongoing at the Manhyia Palace. The 90-year-old’s majestic arrival caught the eyes, traditionally coded in elegance and customs, riding on a palanquin. With some solemn traditional royal dance displays, the Queen made her way to pay homage to her younger brother, the King, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Also gracing the event is the wife of the Monarch of the Asante […]
The Manhyia Palace is hosting a durbar as part of events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Sagrenti War between the Asantes and British colonial leaders. Named after the traditional mourning cloths of the Asantes, Kuntunkuni, the durbar will be used to mourn the over 4,000 Asante soldiers who perished in the war as well as the ravages the war had on the entire city of Kumasi. Asanteman will thus mull over the impact of the war after more […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will superintend over the second event for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Sir Garnet Wolseley War. Dubbed the “Kuntunkuni” Durbar, it will be held at Dwabrem at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on February 8, 2024, and will be attended by traditional rulers, ministers of state, foreigners and other dignitaries. At a press conference on February 2, Juabenhene Nana Otuo Serebuo said some stolen Asante artefacts which […]
It appears Asantes would be asking for more than just gold artefacts from the British as it has come to light that the looted treasures during the Sagrenti War of 1874 in Kumasi went beyond artefacts. Delivering a keynote address during a symposium in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Sagrenti War of 1874 on February 6, 2024, Prof Tom McCaskie, the Head of the Centre of West African Studies at Birmingham University, stressed that gold dust was part […]
Asanteman and its well-wishers convened on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, to remember the Sagrenti War of 1874, also known as the Anglo-Ashanti War as they reflected on the scars it left on the great empire. It marked the 150th year of the war and though none of the victims of the war was among the congregation who massed up at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for the symposium, the impact and the scathe resonated. Present at […]
The chief wish of the late Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, the 14th King of the Asante Kingdom, has been accomplished under the reign of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in the final compilation and publication of separately written historical antecedents. Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh’s authored book, “The Asante History” was launched on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, during an event to commemorate the Sagrenti War of 1874 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Present at the event […]
As we approach February 6, 2024, a milestone emerges – the 150th anniversary of the Sagrenti War, also known as the Sir Garnet Wolseley War. The Sagrenti War, as named by the British, was not a war from the Asantes’ perspective, according to Juabenhene Nana Otuo Serebuo. The attack which the Paramount chief called a backdoor attack saw the palace of the then Asantehene burnt to ashes with explosives and other valuables stolen as booty. In a brief recount last […]
