The Ashanti Empire founded in 1670 occupied what is now southern Ghana, a modern democracy. Still today, gold is everywhere, and it’s part of a period in African and European history that we ...

Okomfo Anokye (born Tsali in Notsie in the Volta Region) was a traditional priest originally from Volta Region before making his name in the Asante Empire. Kwame Fimpon Anokye as he was named from ...

After Irv Gottis's death, Ashanti discusses their musical legacy, shared triumphs, public conflicts and her hopes for reconciliation that now remain unfulfilled ...

・UK returns 32 royal artifacts to Ghana's Ashanti Empire after 150 years. ・Artifacts to be displayed on long-term loan at the Palace Museum. ・Return negotiated with Ashanti ruler; permanent ...