Asante Gold
After 150 years, UK agrees to return looted Asante gold artefacts to Ghana on loan
The UK will loan back 32 pieces of Asante Gold, considered “crown jewels,” to Ghana, 150 years after they were taken. The artifacts, named after the Asante empire, will be returned to the current King of Asante, Otumfo Osei Tutu II, on a three-year loan agreement, extendable for an additional three years, bypassing the Ghanaian…