Sagrenti War Durbar
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has encouraged the youth in his Kingdom to preserve their strength and channel them into acts that will aid the betterment and development of Asanteman by quitting drug abuse. According to him, the steps of Asantes’ predecessors who fought to ensure Asante lives on must be emulated and followed by the current generation. “Stop drugs and use your strength for a better course. That was not how Asanteman was built. Our predecessors did it and […]
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 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 […]
