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Natives of Aburi Atweasin in the Akuapim South District of the Eastern Region have returned and reunited with the Asante Kingdom after being apart for over 300 years. Atweasin was occupied by Asantes from Kontenase in Bosomtwe following their departure. Their reunion boils down to a charge from the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to Kontenasehene Barima Ogyeaboɔ Amankwaa Adunan II, four years ago. A delegation from Atweasin was led and introduced to Otumfuo on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has begun the year in a full-force with several projects lined up in 2023 sparkling with a massive donation at Obuasi. The foundation in partnership with the AngloGold Ashanti has distributed a total of thirty-four thousand (34,000) NaCCA-approved textbooks to all public schools in and around the Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti Region. The second phase of this exercise began on Tuesday, January 17, and will end on Friday, January 20, following the […]
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has heaved a sigh of relief following a report from Management members of Asanko Gold Mine Limited on the progress of the company. Addressing a delegation from the company, His Majesty shared his concerns about the challenges the company went through months past. The delegation included the Vice president of the company, Dr Charles Amoah, his Personal Assistant, Mr Derrick Isaac Asamoah and the Administrative Officer of the Company, Stella Osei Tutu. Updating Otumfuo about the […]
The Monarch of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called for a fair distribution of the shops when the second phase of the Kejetia Redevelopment Project is completed. He noted that he will put his feet on the ground if the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) tries to sideline some of the registered traders- who were displaced to pave way for the project- just as the Assembly did in 2019 with the Phase one. He was speaking at […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has declared that chiefs in the Ashanti Region will be summoned to account for the activities of illegal mining in their communities from next year. He said this during the last meeting of the members of the Regional House of Chiefs in the year 2022 over which he chaired. According to the regional minister, Simon Osei Mensah, out of the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), 25 are engaged in illegal mining. […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu has lobbied for developmental projects for residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo region as Newmont Gold seeks to operationalise Newmont Ahafo North. Hoping that the Ahafo North develops just as the Ahafo South, the Asantehene advised the leadership of the African Region of the company to invest in developmental projects in the community. He noted that the Company will thrive only if each member of the community in which they seek to operate feel their […]
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II will attend the 5th GCB Tournament Of Champions, a golf tournament that is organised by Royal Golf Club- of which the Asantehene is its Life patron. The competition crowns the Male and Female Golfers of the Year. During a courtesy call by a joint delegation from the Royal Golf Club and the Ghana Commercial Bank PLC on Friday, December 9, His Majesty communicated his intention to attend the event. This was after the delegation […]
His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has observed the last Awukudae of the year. The festival was marked on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The King, among the events to observe the festival, received guests from across the country and the world at the Manhyia Palace. Among the visitors included delegations from the Anglican Church of Ghana, the Anlo State, St Louis SHS, Touareg, Church of Pentecost, Bethel LLC Charity Foundation, Sethi Group of Companies and Youth in Culture Development. Also […]
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 […]
