Empires and Warfare

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The history of Drobo, as recorded in the oral traditions of the Akan, reveals how a once modest Bono settlement, Drobo, evolved into a...

During the reign of the Badu chief Akrosuma and the Selma chief Kye Kofi, a fierce conflict erupted between their two towns. The Nsawkawhene, Ameyaw...

The Asafo companies of the Fante people represent one of the most striking examples of indigenous military organization and cultural resilience in West Africa. Beyond...

Before the golden stool descended, before Osei Tutu united the disparate states, there was Denkyira. And in the seventeenth century, it was the most formidable...

As the Akan states grew in power and pride, an age of empires and warfare began. Trade had brought wealth, but it also brought...

The Ashanti Kingdom took root in the forest heart of modern Ghana during the 18th century, lasting for centuries as a hub of structured...