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The Golden Stool is the Asante people’s sacred symbol and is thought to hold the sunsum, or soul, of the Asante people. Legend has it that the stool descended from the sky and has been protected by the Asante people for centuries. It is believed that as long as the …

The Ga-Dangme of Ghana revere their ancestor-king Abiasuma King Tackie Tawiah I immensely and for good cause. King Tawiah l was the overlord of the Ga people of Ghana, who reigned during the “Golden years” of Accra (1862-1902) and still acclaimed as the most illustrious, progressive and enterprising of all …