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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 […]
There are a plethora of events designed to mark three historically auspicious anniversaries by Asanteman this year spearheaded by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Beginning with the 150th Anniversary celebration of the Sagrenti War, the centenary of the return of Nana Prempeh I from exile and the 25th enstoolment anniversary of Otumfuo, Asanteman will attract visitors from both within and outside the country. Addressing the press at a briefing on February 2, 2024, to unveil the series of events to […]
The Paramount Chief of Juaben Traditional Area, Nana Otuo Serebuo II has disclosed that the first set of stolen Asante Artefacts during the Sagrenti War has arrived Ghana. The seven-piece collection from the Fowler Museum in Los Angeles has touched its home soil for the first time since 1874. They are the first of two sets scheduled to return home after 150 years of the Sagrenti War. At a press briefing at the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs today, Nana […]
Thirty-nine gold and silver artefacts belonging to the Asante Kingdom are set to return home after decades of decorating the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Fowler Museum. They encompass fifteen objects from the British Museum, seventeen from the Victoria & Albert Museum and seven from the Fowler Museum. The objects were ransacked from the Palace of Asantehene Kofi Karikari in Kumasi during the Sagrenti War of 1874 under the orders of the then Governor of the […]
Two significant events will take place this February to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Sir Garnet Wolseley War, known as the Sagrenti War. The war, fought in 1874, saw the destruction of the Palace of the then-Asantehene with explosives by the British, who were determined to subdue the Asantes into their fold. This was after the British army had stolen some gold artefacts from the Palace, which they carried away to Europe and distributed across museums. In commemorating this […]
The Baba Yara Sports Stadium has been selected as the venue for the 25th Anniversary celebration of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The Chairman of the Planning Committee, Daasebre Otuo Siriboe, announced that the climax of the celebration will be hosted at the stadium, a location renowned for hosting major events. Although Otumfuo will be exactly 25 years old on the Golden Stool on April 26, 2024, the grand celebration will be observed six days later. On the 6th, which […]
The Occupant of the Golden Stool, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is scheduled for a leave of absence from all official duties this month. This was announced by Akyeamehene Nsuase Poku during the first meeting of the Asanteman Council on January 11, 2024. Otumfuo is expected to take a two-week break from all official duties after a hectic and packed 2023. He will also use the break to reinvigorate himself. His Majesty will take a trip out of the country for […]
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has paid a courtesy call on the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. He was accompanied by the members of the Police Management Board (POMAB) and the Regional Police Commander. The IGP indicated that although His Majesty would not prefer all the formality observed for the visit to the Palace due to the bond between the Palace and the Police Service, tradition needed to be upheld and observed. […]