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Asantehene receives rapturous welcome in Kumasi after US visit

From Daily Graphic · () English

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  • Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II returned to Kumasi after a 10-day working visit to the United States.
  • Chiefs, local leaders and security officials welcomed him at Prempeh I International Airport, followed by a procession through the city to Manhyia Palace.
  • His US programme included a Howard University lecture, a grand Akwasidae celebration in Maryland and an engagement with the US Chamber of Commerce.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II returned to Kumasi to a rapturous welcome after a 10-day working visit to the United States.

The Asantehene’s chartered flight landed at Prempeh I International Airport at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chiefs, local leaders and security heads gathered to receive him, while the security services mounted a guard of honour.

From the airport, Otumfuo travelled through principal streets of Kumasi amid applause and praise singing before continuing to Manhyia Palace.

His visit to the United States culminated in a grand Akwasidae Kɛse celebration in Maryland. He also delivered a lecture at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on governance, cultural preservation, traditional leadership and enduring connections between Ghana and the global African diaspora.

The Asantehene observed the festival at Bowie University in Maryland, where Asantes from across North America attended. He also held a high-level engagement with the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., among other meetings.

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