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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dennis Nipah and Edward Acquah

Akuapem people in Ghana celebrate 200th anniversary of a victory over the Ashanti Empire

Photos show Indigenous Ghanaians commemorating military victory over Ashanti Empire 200 years ago - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana celebrated this week their military victory over the Ashanti Empire 200 years ago, a vast, sprawling and powerful 18th-century West African state.

The battle helped reshape the area into what has become part of modern Ghana.

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