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The Belanda Hitam: Gold Coast Recruits in the Dutch East Indies Army
Netherlands-Ghana Relations 4 min read
Between 1831 and 1872 the Netherlands recruited some three thousand West African men at Elmina for its colonial army in......
Osei Bonsu: Asante Diplomat and His Relations with the Dutch on the Gold Coast
Key Figures 4 min read
Asantehene Osei Bonsu (r. 1800–1823) presided over the height of Asante-Dutch diplomatic engagement. A sophisticated rul......
The Golden Stool: Soul of the Asante Nation and Symbol of Resistance
Cultural Heritage 4 min read
The Golden Stool — Sika Dwa Kofi in Akan — is the most sacred object in Asante culture. Its story encompasses the foundi......
Contemporary Ghana-Netherlands Relations: Diplomacy, Trade, and Cultural Exchange
Netherlands-Ghana Relations 3 min read
Five centuries after the first Dutch traders arrived on the Gold Coast, Ghana and the Netherlands maintain a multifacete......
The Tropenmuseum Amsterdam: A Guide to Its Asante Collection
Archives & Resources 3 min read
The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, now part of the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen, houses one of the most significant c......
The Repatriation Movement: Asante Artifacts in Dutch Museums
Netherlands-Ghana Relations 4 min read
Since the 1990s a growing international movement has demanded the return of cultural objects taken from Africa during th......