His fetish priest was Okomfo Anokye, who unified the Asante states through allegiance to the Golden Stool, which miraculously descended from heaven. Okomfo Anokye planted two trees in the forest ...

Do you remember the Ashanti kingdom and the Golden Stool? The harmattan winds? Growing cocoa and mining gold in Ghana? Visiting the Ashanti heartland was a dream long deferred. But an academic ...

Prempeh I (born 18th December 1870 – died 12th May 1931) was the thirteenth king ruler of the Ashanti Empire and the Oyoko ...

Mr. Kofi Iddie Adams, the Minister of Sports and Recreation, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.The Minister who was accompanied by the ...

The Asantehene of Ashanti and the Golden Stool The Ashanti region of Ghana in West Africa is ruled over by the Asanthene, whose palace is based in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti kingdom.

The Akwasidae Festival, a revered tradition of the Ashanti people, is commemorated on Sundays every six weeks. During the occasion, all the chiefs within the realm of the Golden Stool converge to ...