Twenty-eight (28) artefacts looted during the Sagrenti War have been returned to the Asantehene, .
The ceremonial event, held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on November 23, 2024, marked a significant milestone in the Ashanti Kingdom's history, coinciding with the 100th-anniversary celebration of the late King Prempeh I's return from exile in Seychelles.
The artefacts, which include gold ornaments, ceremonial swords, padlocks for treasury safekeeping, and other traditional regalia, were originally seized by British forces during the war and later came into the possession of a West African art collector in 1922.
AngloGold Ashanti, a mining company, acquired them in 2000 and facilitated their return after extensive negotiations with the Manhyia Palace and other stakeholders.