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The Chief Executive Officer of Nomade Crafts who doubles as the Touareg Culture Ambassador, Mr Agchekou Aglian has presented some customised crafts to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Together with the Chief of Kel Temet, Malik Oussouman and other leaders of Touareg, Mr Aglian joined the Asantehene for the last Awukudae of the year 2022 on December 7. The customised crafts included a podium adorned with some adinkra symbols and the emblem of the Asante Kingdom- the porcupine. One […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Awomefia of Anlo State Togbe Siri III have consented to the institution of a festival to portray the longstanding alliance between the two tribes. Before the celebration of the 2022 Hogbetsotso festival, there was a notion that Asantes and Ewes were rivals. This was rubbished when His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II honoured an invitation from Togbe Siri for the 60th edition of the Hogbetsotso festival. Relations Between Asantes And Anlos As Recounted […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has communicated his intentions to build an abode for himself in the Volta region. This, he said, was part of plans meant to bolster the relationship between the Asantes and Ewes. He said this during the last Awukudae of the year when a delegation from the Anlo State joined the Asantehene to thank him for his historic presence at the 2022 Hogbetsotso festival. The delegation representing Togbe Sri III, the Awomefia (ruler) of the […]
The President of the Ghana Baptist Convention, Rev. Enoch Nii Narh Thompson, has been introduced to the Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. He was introduced during a courtesy call by a delegation made up of the Governing Council of the Ghana Baptist Convention (GBC) and the Management of the Ghana Baptist University College. The delegation was led by Rev Charles Oppong-Poku, the Vice President of the Ghana Baptist Convention. In his speech, Rev Oppong Opoku said, […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has stated that the focus of Ghana must be shifted to development to help change the current state of the country. “Ghana must change”, he told the Board of Directors of the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) during a courtesy call on November 30. The delegation included Dr Yaw Ansu, Board Chair, Mr K. Duker, CEO, Dr Prince J. Adjei, VP – Risk, Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, VP- Economics, Mrs Jocelyn Emma Ackon, Director of Human […]
The Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is marking its 25th Anniversary under the theme, “25 Years Of Research for life: SUSTAINING GLOBAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH IN A CHANGING WORLD”. Honouring the event was the Asantehene and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Present among the dignitaries at the celebration were the Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah Asare, German Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Daniel Krull, the Ashanti […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has commissioned the newly constructed outbreak preparedness laboratory of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR). The laboratory, according to President Akufo-Addo, was born out of COVID-19 distress and in anticipation of future public outbreaks. The newly constructed lab block on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) houses a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) laboratory, a Cold Room and 5 Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) laboratories. A speech read on […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on the Akufo-Addo-led government to invest in clinical research. He believes research forms the basis for development in any country and, therefore, the government must pay critical attention to Research centres in the country and address the research capacity gaps that exist. “It is time for the country to invest in clinical research which will go a long way to adequately prepare the country ahead of epidemics”, he emphasised. Speaking at the […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has asserted that the impact of the covid -19 pandemic would have been dire without the existence of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) in 2020. The Asantehene said this during the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the KCCR. Acknowledging the contribution of the research centre during the covid era, the Asantehene indicated that the government’s responses to the pandemic were informed by data from the KCCR and other research centres […]
Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has donated an amount of one million cedis (GHC1,000,000) to the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR). The amount was donated on the occasion of KCCR’s 25th-anniversary celebration which was marked on November 29, 2022. The celebration was under the theme: “25 Years Of Research for life: SUSTAINING GLOBAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH IN A CHANGING WORLD”. Present among the dignitaries during the ceremony […]
