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The Amantuo States
From the settlements of Adanse and Amansie, waves of people set out toward the north and west, carrying with them their stools, their shrines,...
Okomfo Anokye: The Spirit Behind the Throne
Every nation has its thinker, its seer, the one who stands between the world of men and the world of the gods. For the...
The Heartland: Adanse
In Akan oral memory, Adanse is the cradle of civilization, the soil where Odomankoma, the Creator, began shaping the world.
Tradition holds that the ancestors...
The Heart, the Loom & the Thread: An insight into Akan...
Art has always been the language of the Akan. Long before writing, the people spoke through color, shape, texture, and rhythm.
Every carving, cloth, and...
The Akan Renewal in a New Nation, Ghana
By the early 1900s, the Akan world was changing fast. Colonial rule had altered old systems, but it could not erase memory.
Chiefs who once...
European Encroachment & the Akan Struggle for Sovereignty
When the white sails of European ships appeared along the Gulf of Guinea, they brought not only trade but also a slow, creeping power...
History of Akan Warfare
As the Akan states grew in power and pride, an age of empires and warfare began. Trade had brought wealth, but it also brought...