The Ashanti Confederacy and Fante Confederacy were two separate entities within what is now Ghana. The Ashanti was a long established empire while the Fante Confederacy was an alliance of the coast Fante tribes. Both the Ashanti and Fante belong to the Akan people located in the southern part of the Gold Coast. The Fante's alliance was a result of a need for self-preservation. THE ASHANTI-FANTE WAR The […]

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