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In the history of the Gold Coast, Asebu is notable for being the first Fante chiefdom to sign a treaty with the Dutch Republic in 1612. The treaty allowed the Dutch to establish Fort Nassau at Mouri, now known as Moree. [1] [2] Asebu Amanfi also known as The Giant of Asebu was a Warrior King and the founder of Asebu Kingdom in the Central ...
Asebu Amenfi was actually the person who fought, and expanded the Asebu chiefdom and Abakrampa all in the central region of Ghana. [1] An annual festival, Apayemkese (passover) is done in his memory. His staff which he used for his various conquests also exists today and serves as a heritage object which accounts for his might
The Treaty of Asebu was concluded in 1612 between the Dutch Republic and the chiefs of Asebu on the Gold Coast of Africa. The treaty was the first among several concluded between the Dutch and the peoples of the Gold Coast, and marked the beginning of a 260-year period of Dutch presence on the Gold Coast .
The World Bank supports both rural and urban water supply in Ghana. Community Water and Sanitation Program (CWSP) The Second Community Water and Sanitation Program was initiated in 2000 with support of a World Bank IDA credit of US$21.9 million, aiming at increasing access and supporting effective and sustained use of improved community water ...
Moree (formerly also known as Mouri) is a town with small seaside resort in Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana.Moree was founded by giants Asebu Amanfi and his brother Farnyi Kwegya, and prolific hunter called Adzekese.
The Confederation is seen as one of the first and most prominent self-rule movements in Ghana and the entirety of Africa. Its mission was to shake off colonialism and establish a modern free democratic state. All Fante substates including the Abura, Goamoa, Oguaa, Edina, Ekumfi, Asebu, Edith and many others, joined this Union.
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John Kolorah Blay was born into a humble Nzema family in Ghana's Western Region in 1941. [6] In 1959 he migrated to the United States, settling in Philadelphia, claiming he was following in the footsteps of Kwame Nkrumah in studying at the University of Pennsylvania, while in actuality working as a waiter at the Union League Club. [7]