Treasure looted by British Empire returned to Ghana after 150 years
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2024
- Crowds flocked to Kumasi, center of the Asante Kingdom, to see the recovered gold regalia, plundered by the British during their colonization of modern day Ghana.
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This is just less than 0.1 %, the British took 6 billion British pounds in today’s money terms as explained by a professor in Britain. We the Ashanti’s were extremely wealthy before the British came to Ghana to take all of our gold reserves. They should give it back to us.
How was it taken from you?
@@TheAvira123 after a number of wars obviously and exiling our kings they came to loot those items
The name of the past Asante king is Opoku Ware ll and not Pocowari as spelt in the report
You are correct.
I was a friend of one of his sons. Chris Opoku Aware RIP😢
Thanks. I was about to write this 😅
What a gaslight. I love how Americans just ignored that the British have only “loaned” the stolen items back for 3 years. 😮😢🤬
I’m proud to be an Ashanti! Our ancestors will be happy for this
DON"T LET THEM COME FOR YOU ,🤣🤣🤣🤣
Happy that the thief borrowed you your own property he stole from you? Hmmm wow
@@stevenwilliams3015 Such a useless statement ! Do you know how many countries have been fighting to get their artifacts back to their lands. India, Egypt, Greece and lots of African tribes have made similar request but as of today their request have been rejected. Even though the artifacts are loaned, it is an important and commendable step from the King of the Asante. Stop the bitterness
@@jaymng4977 He is speaking of the weakness of Ghana people.
@@stevenwilliams3015 don't mind ppl with same minds.....that think it is an accomplishment that the Ashanti king was only able to get artifacts that belong to the Ashanti people on a loan as opposed to getting the artifacts back which was looted and stolen
The most decorated thiefs in human history 😂😂😂.
@NBCNews please correct the spelling of Our Kings Name. It is Opoku Ware II, not Pocowari II thanks
“Borrowed” the gold, “borrowed” the oil, “borrowed” the minerals, “borrowed” the people…
Wowww, BORROWED looks like a good name for a business. Lol
Still borrowing
Don't be surprised, these pause typo
The British stole this treasures from the Ashantis 150 years ago , and have loan it back to the Ashantis for 3 years. What kind of agreement is this.
Because there a UK law which doesn't allow the museum to give back any treasure stolen or looted. Until then it's a favor which we all know is ridiculous but better than nothing.
@@yaap4193 😅😂. Wow!!
@@yaap4193who is gonna take it back to Britain after 3 years
@lilacer6841 Otumfuo is a man of His words... he may extend but won't go against agreement. He needs to maintain trust because of other business relationships
@@yaap4193 we shouldn't its crazy
We need all of them please? Artifacts worth billions of dollars.. we need them asap to develop Ashanti and Ghana..
good for you Ghana
Return everything psych O paths! Borrow?!? The nerves!!!
so the editor couldn't do a search for the name and used "POCOWARI" instead of Opoku Ware
This should make anybody angry. The atrocities inflicted upon Africa by the evils of the world are unquestionable. Reparations now.
Wei nyinaa
Do you also know what your ancestors did?
Im an African and you guys will always want yo talk about racism
y'all need to get this straight, its not returned, its leased to Ghana. Talk of British chivalry. What a joke
Thank you
Returning those looted goods back without any compensation shows how weak and smart (lol)the Africa leaders are 😂
Says good for nothing like you, lol.
The British looted more than £8 billion of gold dust from Kumasi, the capital if the Asante kingdom. I suggest the British royal family should try and pay that money to the royal Asante family. Thanks
They need to return it all
IT WAS NOT during colonial rule. They looted and burned Kumasi during the last Anglo -Asante war in 1900. After which the Asante empire was forced by the British to release its teritorial claim on the coastal areas (Gold Coast) and other territories. The Asante empire was reduced to a state and in 1901, the British form Gold Coast Colony which included the coastal areas and other territories the Ashanti empire used to claim. Asantes state was not part of the Gold Coast colony. The British called the coastal areas "Gold Coast". The British Governor ruled Gold Coast and Asante king(specifically the Asante king uncle) ruled the Asante state since the British exiled the Asante king. The Asante king Prempeh later was returned and continued his rule. When Gold Coast gained it's independence by Kwame Nkrumah, Asante state joined newly formed Ghana as a state within a state in 1957. Let's not misinform the public with general misconception. There was no British governor for Asante state even after the Asante empire lost the last Anglo-Asante wars in 1900s after a 100 yrs when it first started.
It’s not true!! They’re also stealing our treasures every second
I am an Asante and happy they brought it back.
What is your Roblox user???
You mean returned on “LOAN” smh .
Pieawwww Ohene King of Africa watching from Wolverhampton UK
While they're at it, maybe Britain can return the Elgin marbles to Greece.
It has being loaned to you not returned
They did not return the items. Only borrowed them for a period of time. What a frigging joke.
The news reporters 'forgot' to mention that these items were not necessarily "returned" but loaned back to the Ashanti people.
Thank u Britain for returning our items(Not all of them) It was pleasure to make a deal back in 1900s
What about Kohinoor?
Please take all back.
Jesus Christ 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
This is a big step in the right direction for Asantes, Ghana and all other people seeking to have their looted goods returned. Hopefully the other African tribes, Indians, Greeks and all other people will have their artefacts in their own countries/regions very soon, each people group in this world deserve to tell their own story.
They still ve hundreds of our gold artifacts. This was just a scratch
So they couldn't even spell Opoku Ware properly.
France is returning them too. Belgium as well.
Hmmmm
France please take note
Did no one listen they’re LOANING them back to Ghana not returning them. Where are the returning them? What about all the Asante GAVE AWAY! There’s a video of them GIVING AWAY gold and other items.
They are still I control of your Goldminesn u are happy about a few pieces of trinkets
And they didn’t even return all of it
Now for our reparations 😌
It was loaned back to the country. We cant keep our own items that were stolen.
ABOUT TIME!
Nothing to be proud of here as an Ashanti. I know our ancestors are not happy with this move. When are we going realize that these folks are the enemy!!! We accepting these loan terms means we have accepted that they are the true owners of our treasure, I mean our history and heritage!!! Is our stuff and it should be returned fully not for a loan for three years!!!! Imagine Ghana looting British treasures and giving it back as a loan… lol.
What about the rest of the looted artifacts in the British Museum??? Shouldn't these be returned to their rightful owners?
lol, POCOWARI II, Asante history is not difficult to find on the internet so I was expecting a big media outlet like NBC to do a little research on the names they aren’t sure. But hey, the lighters will always find a way to belittle anything African.
FYI is Otumfour Opoku Ware II who was 15th Asantehene. And I reckon the spelling of this name is as easy as spelling Lewandowski
Let's see if spain return gold and we give them the mirrors...
I’m sure is fake one
The leaders in Ghana will misuse it sef
Ridiculous statement
We have succumed to this new islamic jihdist uk to hold our Treasures
Don’t get too excited, it’s only a loan.
Hw can u understand what’s goin on, u are not even shock that the whole world are talking about Ashanti, if is loan or not they are brave to negotiate n is here. Proud Ashanti
Now will the Asantes also return items n lands they took from their fellow African tribes from war ??? Hmm waiting for answer 😂😂😂😂
Have these tribes made any requests to the Asantes?
Which land? Which things what do you have, our gold has been used to develop the nation since independence why are you people so ungrateful, I wish we could separate and go back to being the Ashanti state
@@adjoaanima7907 Go bck