Page 13 - Asante Gist News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Asante gist. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Asante Gist Today - Breaking & Trending Today

BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 11:49:00

Statement of power to the asante people. 0sei bonsu has a document that he wants to share with me. it is important to note. yeah. ..that the british used local people to fight the asante. britain ordered that the fante people from the south of the country had to support the british in their wars. as many as 20,000 men were forced to help. so, reading this, every able bodied man not already engaged in the service of this country is immediately to present himself for that service. and then it goes on to say that every able bodied man refusing to do it without a proper excuse is to be arrested and made to work without pay. does that suggest that, at this point in history, my family would have been used to help fight against.? yes, that is true. wow! i am somebody who, i ve always said, i m proud to be british. i m british through and through. ....

0sei Bonsu , Fight Against ,

BBCNEWS Empire and Me June 4, 2024 01:49:00

People to fight the asante. britain ordered that the fante people from the south of the country had to support the british in their wars. as many as 20,000 men were forced to help. so, reading this, every able bodied man not already engaged in the service of this country is immediately to present himself for that service. and then it goes on to say that every able bodied man refusing to do it without a proper excuse is to be arrested and made to work without pay. does that suggest that, at this point in history, my family would have been used to help fight against.? yes, that is true. wow! i am somebody who, i ve always said, i m proud to be british. i m british through and through. but at the same time, i m very much so ghanaian, and i m very much so fante. and knowing that the british went through any means that they could to manipulate the fante people and other ghanaian communities, and inflict such harsh punishment, that s not easy ....

Fight Against ,

BBCNEWS Empire and Me June 4, 2024 12:50:00

Yes, maximise profit. expansion north led to violent clashes with the ruling asante people. britain wanted control in the region to be able to make money from the likes of cocoa and gold. but britain tried to justify their violence by claiming that they wanted to stop the asante, who were believed to be keeping slaves, and carrying out religious killing, known as human sacrifice. just outside kumasi, at a workshop he helped set up african fabrics, he wants to show me just how far britain went to protect its interests here. so, what exactly did the british due to the people of the asante community? they engage them in a number of wars. any time they defeated the asantes, they took more of their lands and added to theirs. the british did not stop there. they moved into the capital, and then burned down the capital. ....

Expansion North , Human Sacrifice , Asante Community ,

BBCNEWS Empire and Me June 4, 2024 01:48:00

But britain tried to justify their violence by claiming that they wanted to stop the asante, who were believed to be keeping slaves and carrying out religious killing known as human sacrifice. just outside kumasi, at a workshop he helped set up weaving african fabrics called kente, 0sei bonsu wants to show me just how far britain went to protect its interests here. so what exactly did the british do to the people of the asante community? they engaged them in a number of wars. any time they defeated the asantes, they took more of their lands and added it to theirs. the british did not stop there. they moved into the capital and then burnt down the capital. british soldiers burnt kumasi to the ground and sent brutal statements of power to the asante people. 0sei bonsu has a document that he wants to share with me. it is important to note. yeah. ..that the british used local ....

Human Sacrifice , Asante Community , 0sei Bonsu ,

BBCNEWS Empire and Me June 4, 2024 12:51:00

British soldiers burned kumasi to the ground and sent a brutal statement of power to the asante people. he has a document that he wants to share with me. it is important to note that the british used local people to fight the asantes. britain ordered that the fante people from the south of the country had to support the british in their wars. as many as 20,000 men were forced to help. so, reading this, every able bodied man not already engaged in the service of this country is immediately to present himself for that service. then it goes on to say that every able bodied man refusing to do it, without a proper excuse, is to be arrested and made to work without pay. does that suggest that, at this point in history, my family would have been used to help fight against.? yes, that is true. wow. i am somebody who has always said, i am proud to be british. i am british through and through. but at the same time, i am very much ghanaian, and i am very much fante. and knowing that the briti ....

Fight Against ,