Arnaud DIBI

27/08/2022

Une réflexion du philosophe allemand Günther Anders :

Pour étouffer par avance toute révolte, il ne faut surtout pas s’y prendre de manière violente. Les méthodes archaïques comme celles d’Hitler sont nettement dépassées. Il suffit de créer un conditionnement collectif si puissant que l’idée même de révolte ne viendra même plus à l’esprit des hommes. L’idéal serait de formater les individus dès la naissance en limitant leurs aptitudes biologiques innées...

Ensuite, on poursuivrait le conditionnement en réduisant de manière drastique le niveau & la qualité de l’éducation, pour la ramener à une forme d’insertion professionnelle. Un individu inculte n’a qu’un horizon de pensée limité et plus sa pensée est bornée à des préoccupations matérielles, médiocres, moins il peut se révolter. Il faut faire en sorte que l’accès au savoir devienne de plus en plus difficile et élitiste... que le fossé se creuse entre le peuple et la science, que l’information destinée au grand public soit anesthésiée de tout contenu à caractère subversif. Surtout pas de philosophie. Là encore, il faut user de persuasion et non de violence directe : on diffusera massivement, via la télévision, des divertissements abrutissant, flattant toujours l’émotionnel, l’instinctif.

On occupera les esprits avec ce qui est futile et ludique. Il est bon avec un bavardage et une musique incessante, d’empêcher l’esprit de s'interroger, penser, réfléchir.

On mettra la sexualité au premier rang des intérêts humains. Comme anesthésiant social, il n’y a rien de mieux. En général, on fera en sorte de bannir le sérieux de l’existence, de tourner en dérision tout ce qui a une valeur élevée, d’entretenir une constante apologie de la légèreté ; de sorte que l’euphorie de la publicité, de la consommation deviennent le standard du bonheur humain et le modèle de la liberté.
Le conditionnement produira ainsi de lui-même une telle intégration, que la seule peur (qu’il faudra entretenir) sera celle d’être exclus du système et donc de ne plus pouvoir accéder aux conditions matérielles nécessaires au bonheur. L’homme de masse, ainsi produit, doit être traité comme ce qu’il est : un produit, un veau, et il doit être surveillé comme doit l’être un troupeau. Tout ce qui permet d’endormir sa lucidité, son esprit critique est bon socialement, ce qui risquerait de l’éveiller doit être combattu, ridiculisé, étouffé...

Toute doctrine remettant en cause le système doit d’abord être désignée comme subversive et terroriste et ceux qui la soutiennent devront ensuite être traités comme tels"

Günther Anders
«l’obsolescence de l’homme» 1956

22/08/2022

Qui sont les amazones du Dahomey : les Minon ?

Allant à l’encontre de tous les stéréotypes sur les femmes, les amazones du royaume du Dahomey sont le corps qui représentait alors les troupes d’élite de l’armée dahoméenne. Ces valeureuses femmes guerrières, moins connues sous leur nom en langue local Fongbe, Minon ou Agoodojié, ont grandement participé à forger la renommée du royaume dans la sous-région. Leur leitmotiv : vaincre ou mourir !

Si les colons ont choisi de leur attribuer le nom d’« amazones », ce n’est pas le fruit du hasard. Ce nom plein de pouvoir qui est désormais celui qui est attribué à ces troupes de femmes soldats est emprunté à la mythologie grecque.

En effet, dans le récit mythologique de l’Illiade, le terme « amazones » est utilisé pour désigner un peuple de femmes guerrières qui aurait été établi sur les rives de la mer Noire. La dévotion dont faisaient preuve les amazones dahoméennes et d’autres caractéristiques les rapprochent donc de ce peuple fictif.
Photo de groupe des femmes guerrières Minon du Dahomey
À qui doit-on la création du régiment des amazones du Dahomey ?

Quelques sources attribuent la création du régiment des amazones au roi Aho Houegbadja du Dahomey vers la fin du XVIIe siècle. Toutefois, l’histoire a établi que l’on doit plutôt la naissance du régiment tel que nous le connaissons aujourd’hui à la reine Tassi Hangbé, qui a d’ailleurs failli être effacée de l’histoire.

Tassi Hangbé, ou Nan Hangbé, seule femme à avoir régné sur le trône du Dahomey est de ce fait considérée comme la véritable créatrice des amazones. La sœur jumelle de Houessou Akaba a ainsi pris le soin de faire former certaines femmes du royaume au combat en posant les bases du régiment.

Durant son règne assez court d’à peine quatre années, la reine se travestira pour prendre les devants des troupes pour prouver l’habilité des femmes à combattre.
Comment les recrues étaient-elles choisies ?

Pour constituer le groupement des Minon (nos mères en Fongbé), la fine fleur de l’armée dahoméenne, le recrutement était une étape cruciale. Le processus de sélection des femmes qui devaient intégrer le corps était donc très strict et suivait des normes bien définies.

Dès l’enfance, des jeunes filles, descendantes d’esclaves du roi, étaient ainsi choisies pour devenir plus t**d Minon. Hormis cet enrôlement fait de force, certaines femmes de la société se proposaient volontairement pour intégrer l’armée.

À raison d’une fois tous les trois ans, les sujets du royaume étaient sommés de présenter leurs filles à un conseil constitué de sages. Ce conseil était notamment chargé de désigner les jeunes filles les plus aptes à faire partie du régiment et donc, à être admises dans la demeure du roi.

Suite à une formation rude, les femmes étaient nommées soldates ou officières en fonction de la classe sociale à laquelle appartenait leur famille d’origine. Considérées comme épouses du roi et faisant parties de son harem, les Minon devaient faire vœu de virginité et de célibat pendant toute la durée de leur service militaire.
Les recrues des amazones du Dahomey
Comment étaient-elles organisées les troupes des amazones ?

L’unité d’élite militaire des Agoodojié ne comptait pas moins de 5000 femmes soldates dévouées à la défense du roi, soit pratiquement un tiers des effectifs de l’armée. À cette époque déjà, l’unité était organisée selon des corps et des catégories qui n’ont rien à envier à l’armée moderne.

Les combattantes étaient également classées selon une certaine hiérarchie incluant Gahu (officières), Ahouangan (sous-officières) et soldates. Elles étaient également réparties en deux corps principaux que sont les Aligossi et les Djadokpo.

Les Aligossi constituaient d’une certaine manière la garde rapprochée du roi. En plus de garantir la sécurité personnelle du roi, elles étaient également postées aux alentours du palais pour prévenir toute attaque.

Pour leur part, les Djadokpo servaient d’éclaireuses au reste des troupes lors des batailles. Ces combattantes reconnues pour leur force de frappe dévastatrice étaient placées à l’avant pour affaiblir l’ennemi dès le début de l’assaut.

Le corps des Djadokpo était lui-même subdivisé en cinq catégories de soldates :

les fusilières ou Galamentoh, constituent la plus grande partie des effectifs des troupes des Minons. À l’aide de leurs fusils carabine Wi******er, elles attaquaient en tirant à bout portant avec une précision déconcertante. Il faut noter qu’elles portaient des poignards sur elles en cas de combat rapproché.
les archères, renfort des Galamentoh, armées de flèches à la pointe enduite d’un redoutable poison attaquent à distance les ennemis ;
les Gbeto, aussi qualifiées de chasseresses, qui sont le commando d’élite de l’unité. Avec leurs corpulences massives et imposantes, elles étaient les plus habiles au corps à corps et avaient pour réputation d’être particulièrement meurtrières. Cela explique donc leur slogan à faire pâlir les adversaires : « vaincre ou mourir » ;
les faucheuses armées de deux machettes qu’elles manient avec une dextérité chirurgicale qui leur permettait d’éliminer les ennemis d’un coup. Les têtes qu’elles tranchaient au combat leur servaient de trophée de guerre qu’elles se plaisaient à brandir ;
et les Agbaraya, pour leur part, sont un peu plus en retrait, mais font tout autant de dégâts en étant armées de tromblons qui leur permettaient de décimer les effectifs ennemis.

Au cours de leur entrainement rude pour intégrer les rangs des amazones du Dahomey, chaque femme était affectée à une des catégories citées plus haut selon ses affinités.
Tablier d'une MinonTablier d’Amazone
Le rôle des amazones du Dahomey dans la résistance à la France ?

Certaines des données écrites dont nous disposons aujourd’hui au sujet des amazones du Dahomey proviennent de ceux qui les ont affrontées sur le champ de bataille : les colons européens. Si l’on en croit les récits transcrivant le ressenti des soldats français, les Minon font partie des armées qui leur ont posé le plus de problèmes pendant les guerres de conquête.

Comme toujours extrêmement dévouées à la couronne, les Minon ont su soutenir leur roi Guézo, puis son successeur Béhanzin dans leur décision de résister à l’invasion coloniale. Ces femmes aussi vaillantes que sanguinaires sont donc très vite devenues un véritable cauchemar qui hantait les nuits des soldats français les plus vaillants.

Si les troupes du général Dodds pensaient mater la résistance dahoméenne en faisant une campagne facile, les Minon leur ont vite retiré cette idée de l’esprit. L’une des journées de campagne les plus marquantes restera sûrement celle du 26 octobre 1982, qui fut, selon le général et acteur majeur de la colonisation française, « la journée la plus meurtrière de cette guerre ».

Pendant ces quatre heures de combat acharné qui semblait être une journée, les soldats français furent lourdement éprouvés par les prouesses des amazones. Elles s’exclamèrent d’ailleurs :

Nous sommes créées pour défendre, le Danhomè, ce pot de miel, objet de convoitise, le pays où fleurit tant de courage peut-il abandonner ses richesses aux étrangers ? nous vivantes, bien fou le peuple, qui essayerait de lui imposer sa loi

À l’issue de cette funeste journée où les guerrières se battirent corps et âmes, elles finirent décimées, car ayant préféré la mort à l’abandon lâche et s’éteignirent dans la dignité.
Qui est la dernière amazone du Dahomey connue : Nawi ?

Considérée comme la dernière amazone du corps des guerrières du Dahomey, une femme centenaire prénommée Nawi a fait l’objet d’un reportage. Un historien béninois l’a rencontré en 1978 dans le village de Kinta où elle a confié au chercheur ses souvenirs de la bataille de 1892 à laquelle elle disait avoir pris part.

Un an après avoir livré ses secrets au monde, en 1979, Nawi rendit l’âme en laissant derrière elle une vie des plus impressionnantes. Son héritage laissé à la postérité n’a pas été perdu et son nom a d’ailleurs été donné à quelques personnages de fiction liés aux Minon.
Les représentations des amazones du Dahomey dans le cinéma

Le récit des campagnes et du mode de vie des amazones du Dahomey continue d’en fasciner plus d’un, plusieurs siècles après. Il existe donc de nombreuses mentions faites de cette armée hors du commun dans les œuvres de fictions, surtout cinématographiques.

Parmi les plus grands chefs d’œuvre qui s’inspirent ouvertement du vécu impressionnant des amazones du Dahomey, deux retiennent particulièrement l’attention : Black Panther et The Woman King.
Black Panther s’inspire des amazones du Dahomey

À moins de vivre coupé de la civilisation, il est impossible que vous n’ayez pas entendu parler du film Marvel, Black Panther. En plus d’être un véritable succès au box-office mondial, le film dépeint une nation africaine à la pointe de la technologie qui a plusieurs années d’avance sur le reste du monde.

Et au milieu de ce tableau idéalisé de l’Afrique, un beau clin d’œil est fait à l’armée des Minons à travers le corps militaire des Dora Milaje qui protège le Wakanda.

21/08/2022

This 14th-Century African Emperor Remains the Richest Person in History
Forget today’s tech billionaires, the wealth of Mansa Musa of Mali was too vast to be imagined—or equaled.
Mūsā I of Mali, Mūsā also spelled Musa or Mousa, also called Kankan Mūsā or Mansa Musa, mansa (emperor) of the West African empire of Mali from 1307 (or 1312). Mansa Mūsā left a realm notable for its extent and riches—he built the Great Mosque at Timbuktu—but he is best remembered in the Middle East and Europe for the splendour of his pilgrimage to Mecca (1324).
Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of the richest kingdoms of Africa, and Mansa Musa was among the richest individuals in the world. The ancient kingdom of Mali spread across parts of modern-day Mali, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso. Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers. He also brought architects from the Middle East and across Africa to design new buildings for his cities. Mansa Musa turned the kingdom of Mali into a sophisticated center of learning in the Islamic world.
When Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca in 1324 C.E., his journey through Egypt caused quite a stir.
King Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca with a caravan of 60,000 men and 12,000 servants.
The voyage, which would span an estimated 4,000 miles, was travelled by Musa and a caravan that included tens of thousands of soldiers, slaves and heralds, draped in Persian silk and carrying golden staffs. Although records of the exact number of people who participated in the voyage are scarce, the elaborate convoy that accompanied Musa marched alongside camels and horses carrying hundreds of pounds of gold.
Of course, this spectacle was noticed by residents of the territories that Musa passed through—after all, a group so massive was impossible to overlook. The impact the Malian emperor left on the Egyptian people would reverberate for more than a decade.
The kingdom of Mali was relatively unknown outside of West Africa until this event. Arab writers from the time said that he travelled with an entourage of tens of thousands of people and dozens of camels, each carrying 136 kilograms (300 pounds) of gold. While in Cairo, Mansa Musa met with the Sultan of Egypt, and his caravan spent and gave away so much gold that the overall value of gold decreased in Egypt for the next 12 years. Stories of his fabulous wealth even reached Europe.
The Catalan Atlas, created in 1375 C.E. by Spanish cartographers, shows West Africa dominated by a depiction of Mansa Musa sitting on a throne, holding a nugget of gold in one hand and a golden staff in the other. After the publication of this atlas, Mansa Musa became cemented in the global imagination as a figure of stupendous wealth. After his return from Mecca, Mansa Musa began to revitalize cities in his kingdom. He built mosques and large public buildings in cities like Gao and, most famously, Timbuktu.
Timbuktu became a major Islamic university center during the 14th century due to Mansa Musa’s developments. Mansa Musa brought architects and scholars from across the Islamic world into his kingdom, and the reputation of the Mali kingdom grew. The kingdom of Mali reached its greatest extent around the same time, a bustling, wealthy kingdom thanks to Mansa Musa’s expansion and administration. Mansa Musa died in 1337 and was succeeded by his sons. His skillful administration left his empire well-off at the time of his death, but eventually, the empire fell apart. Well after his death, Mansa Musa remained engrained in the imagination of the world as a symbol of fabulous wealth.
West African king Mansa Musa had more wealth than the Forbes' five richest billionaires combined.
Is Elon Musk richer than Mansa Musa?
But for all their wealth, Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk won't come close to being the richest human of all time. They're still far from African King Mansa Musa, who is thought to be the richest person of all time "richer than anyone could describe."
How rich was Mansa Musa today?
around $400 to $415 billion
With camel-loads of gold and salt, Mansa Musa's net worth has been valued by modern-day scholars to be around $400 to $415 billion in modern money.
Why was Mansa Musa so rich?
Mansa Musa inherited a kingdom that was already wealthy, but his work in expanding trade made Mali the wealthiest kingdom in Africa. His riches came from mining significant salt and gold deposits in the Mali kingdom. Elephant ivory was another major source of wealth.
Mansa Musa came to power in 1312 C.E., after the previous king, Abu Bakr II, disappeared at sea. Mansa Abu Bakr II had departed on a large fleet of ships to explore the Atlantic Ocean, and never returned. Mansa Musa inherited a kingdom that was already wealthy, but his work in expanding trade made Mali the wealthiest kingdom in Africa. His riches came from mining significant salt and gold deposits in the Mali kingdom. Elephant ivory was another major source of wealth.

11/08/2022

By Femi Lewis

Pan-Africanism is an ideology that argues encouraging a united African Diaspora.
Pan-Africanists believe that a unified Diaspora is an essential step in creating a progressive economic, social and political climate.

1-John B. Russwurm: Publisher and Abolitionist
Portraits of John B. Russwurm and Samuel B. Cornish on the cover of a Freedom's Journal
John B. Russwurm and Samuel B. Cornish founded "Freedom's Journal" in 1827. It was the first African American owned newspaper in the nation. Public Domain

John B. Russwurm was an abolitionist and co-founder of the first newspaper published by African Americans, Freedom's Journal.

Born in Port Antonio, Jamaica in 1799 to an enslaved person and an English merchant, Russwurm was sent to live in Quebec at the age of 8. Five years later, Russwurm's father moved him to Portland, Maine.

Russwurm attended the Hebron Academy and taught at an all-Black school in Boston. In 1824, he enrolled in Bowdoin College. Following his graduation in 1826, Russwurm became Bowdoin's first African American graduate and the third African American to graduate from an American college.

After moving to New York City in 1827, Russwurm met Samuel Cornish. The pair published Freedom's Journal, a news publication whose aim was to fight against enslavement. However, once Russwurm was appointed Senior Editor of the journal, he changed the paper's position on colonization—from negative to advocate of colonization. As a result, Cornish left the newspaper and within two years, Russwurm had moved to Liberia.

From 1830 to 1834, Russwurm worked as the colonial secretary for the American Colonization Society. In addition, he edited the Liberia Herald. After resigning from the news publication, Russwurm was appointed Superintendent of Education in Monrovia.

In 1836, Russwurm became the first African American governor of Maryland in Liberia. He used his position to persuade African Americans to move to Africa.

Russwurm married Sarah McGill in 1833. The couple had three sons and one daughter. Russwurm died in 1851 in Cape Palmas, Liberia.

2-W.E.B. Du Bois: Writer and Activist
W.E.B. Dubois Standing at Table
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W.E.B. Du Bois is often known for his work with the Harlem Renaissance and The Crisis. However, it is less known that DuBois is actually responsible for coining the term, "Pan-Africanism."

Du Bois was not only interested in ending racism in the United States. He was also concerned with people of African descent throughout the world. Leading the Pan-African movement, Du Bois organized conferences for the Pan-African Congress for many years. Leaders from Africa and the Americas assembled to discuss racism and oppression—issues that people of African descent faced all over the world.
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3-Marcus Garvey: Political Leader and Journalist
Marcus Garvey In Harlem
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One of Marcus Garvey's most famous sayings is "Africa for the Africans!"

Marcus Mosiah Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association or UNIA in 1914. Initially, the UNIA's goals were to establish schools and vocational education.

Yet, Garvey faced many difficulties in Jamaica and decided to travel to New York City in 1916.

Establishing the UNIA in New York City, Garvey held meetings where he preached about racial pride.

Garvey's message was spread not only to African Americans but people of African descent throughout the world. He published the newspaper Negro World, which had subscriptions throughout the Caribbean and South America. In New York he held parades in which he marched, wearing a dark suit with gold striping and sporting a white hat with a plume.

4-Malcolm X: Minister and Activist
Malcolm X in Front Of Connecticut Capitol Building
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Malcolm X was a Pan-Africanist and devout Muslim who believed in the upliftment of African Americans. He evolved from being a convicted criminal to a learned man who was always trying to change the social standing of African Americans. His most famous words, "By any means necessary," describe his ideology. Key accomplishments in Malcolm X's career include:

Establishing Muhammad Speaks, the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam in 1957.
Participating in nationally broadcasted radio stations in the early 1960s.
According to The New York Times, X is considered one of the most sought after speakers in the United States.
In June of 1963, X organizes and leads one of the United States' largest civil rights events, the Unity Rally.
In March of 1964, X establishes Muslim Mosque, Inc and the Organizations of Afro-American Unity (OAAU).
"The Autobiography of Malcolm X" is published in November 1965.

11/08/2022

What is the African diaspora?

The African diaspora is over 170 million people of African descent that live all over the world. The African diaspora is represented across the continents with approximately 39 million in North America, 113 million in Latin America 14 million in the Caribbean and 4 million in Europe. People of the African diaspora have diverse connections to Africa and varying narratives of how they arrived at their current homes. The African Union defines the African diaspora as people of African origin living outside of the continent, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality, and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union.

The African diaspora’s connection to Africa

Some members of the African diaspora were born in Africa and have left the continent to pursue education and employment opportunities in other countries.

Many members return to Africa after living abroad to work and invest in building Africa’s economy and well-being. It is estimated that 10 - 15 million Africans were taken and dispersed throughout the Americas, Caribbean, Latin America during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.


Their descendants have African roots and are members of the African diaspora. Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo declared 2019 as the Year of Return to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of African slaves in America. Nana Akufo-Addo invited the descendants of Africans that were enslaved in the Americas to return home and re-connect to their African roots.
Over 300 thousand more people traveled to Ghana than prior years and participated in festivals, seminars and other experiences over the 12 months. Ghana declared 2020 as Beyond the Return and continues to encourage members of the African diaspora to return home to Africa to visit, invest and learn.

The African diaspora is making a global impact

Africa and the African diaspora has and continues to make a global impact on culture and society around the world. Music, food, art, sports, architecture, science, business, agriculture are just a few of the industries that the impact and influence of Africa and the African diaspora can be seen. As the world gets smaller with the expansion of the internet and Africa and the African diaspora gets stronger and more impactful the influence on commerce and culture will continue to expand.

12/07/2022

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India- Cote d’Ivoire economic cooperation has been growing progressively. Many sectors where India and Cote d’Ivoire have worked together as equal partners for win-win cooperation, such as Agriculture, Healthcare &

12/07/2022

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02/02/2022

Culture of Côte D'Ivoire - Ethnic Groups - Anye - Official Dakon History

Official Dakon History

A subgroup of the Akan, the Anyi people migrated to the Ivory Coast from Ghana between the 16th and 18th centuries. They were never quite as powerful as the Asante and Baule, and as a result were indirectly under their respective rules at the height of both empires. The Baule Empire that rosed up from 1720 between the Bandama and the Comoe Rivers was the result of Family feud that arose between the then Queen Mother of Asante Nana Abenaa Pokua during the death of Nana Osei Tutu I and Her GrandNephew Nana Opoku Ware I who assassinated his Grand Uncle Nana Darko, the brother of Nana Abena Pokua. This incident brought about the civil war that engulfed the Asante Kingdom between 1717 to 1720 The incident split the Kingdom into two and the then united Oyoko-Dako Clan were also divided. The Oyokos who were the nephews of the Adakos, headed by Opoku Ware, kept control of Oyoko clan and the Golden Stool, whereas Nana Abena Pokua the QueenMother moved to Kaase (then Kwaman) with her partisans numbering about 3.5 million half the population of Asante moved and settled with the Anyi, Nzema and the Sanhwi to the west of Asante. Nana Opoku Ware was entooled as Asantehene and his mother Nana Nyarko K**i Amoa, the niece of Nana Abena Pokua was also entooled as the Queen mother of Asante in 1720.

Between 1720 and 1730 Nana Abena Pokua, faced with many obstacles, confronted life with determination, living among the Nzima/Anyi and Safwi, She adopted their language and even cange her name from Abena Pokuaa to Abla Poku thus delinking any ties with Asante. Nana Abla Pokou in order to cross the River Comoe to escape the partisans of Opoku Ware who were sent to return the partisans of Nana Pokou back into the Asante Kingdom, had to sacrifice her son to the River Comoe before they were able to cross the river with her partisans. After crossing the River Comoe Nana Abla Pokou and her various warrior Groups started to settle each to ts location. The Kyidom warriors (Akye) settled immediately after the river Comoe to guide the route to Asante. They kept the Golden UMBRELLA and the sword of Nana Osei Tutu. The Abbe (Torchbearers) also settled after the Akye and the Mbatto, Ebrie and all the other foot Soldiers settled in the regions that is today Akan land in Ivory Coast.

In accordance to akan tradition, after the consolidation of the new Kingdom, after meeting fierce resistance from the defeated for Lords of the Akan the Denkyira, Nana Abena Pokua defeated them in war and subdued them and thereby established the Baule Kingdom. By 1730 Nana Abla Poukou was entooled as the First Reigning Queen of the New Akan Kingdom of Baule after the death of Nana Osei Tutu I. thereby with the stools of Obiri Yeboah and DENKYIRA UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE NEW KINGDOM, Nana Poukou established Baule Dakon Clan as the undesputed leader and Ruler of the Akans. Below are the Ruling Akan Rulers who ruled after the death of Nana Osei Tutu I, King of the Asantes and the Baules.

Beretuo Dynasty 1717 to 1720 Amaniampon, the Mamponghene Regent, Mamponghene became regent due to the assassination of Nana Dako during the contest for the Succession to the throne after the death of King Osei Tutu the civil that ensued lasted for 3years 1717-1720 that led to the migration of Nana Abena Pokua and the Adako Dynasty to Cote d’lvoire and the founding of the Baule Kingdom.

ADAKO ROYAL Dynasty Obaahemaa Nana Abena Pokua BAULE Confederation

1720-1730 nation building Founded the Baule Kingdom That covered all the Akans in Cote d’lvoire.

1730 to 1760 NANA ABENAA POKUAA (ABLA POKU) AWURAPOKU.)
1760 to 1790 NANA AKUA BONI
1790 to 1840 NANA KOUAME TUTU
1840 to 1870 NANA KOUAKOU ANOUGBLE I

*1870 to 1880 NANA TUTU DIBI (TUTU YEMAN)*

1880 to 1890 NANA ANOUBGLE DEIKYE
1890 to 1902 NANA KOUAME GUIE (AGYEI)
1902 to 1925 NANA KOUADIO NDRI
1925 to 1958 NANA KOUAKOU ANOUGBLE 11
1958 to 1978 NANA KOUAME GUIE
1958 to 1993 NANA HOUPHOUET BOIGNY governed as Akan king and President
1993 to 2004 Nana Jean Baptist Kouame was nominated and enstooled as regent Nana Osei Tutu Anougble III Regent of the Baoule
1993 to Present Odomankoma Akoa Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie was entooled as supreme head of Adako RoyalDynasty
1999 to Present Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie I Nominated The Adako Akan Baule Monarch Awaiting Coronation when Peace and Calm Returns to the Nation.

02/02/2022

DAKON AKAN ANCESTRY
HOUSE OF DAKON AKAN ANCESTRY

AKAN ANCESTRY –AKAN

The House of ‘Ja Akan

The Ancestry of the Adako Royal line that rules the Baoule Kingdom of the Akans in La Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo is the Matriarchal Ancestral Imperial Royal House of ‘Ja Akan – DAKON Branch of the OYOKO -DAKO ROYAL CLAN OF THE AKAN EMPIRE.

The Baule Kingdom was founded in 1720 by the Great Asante Warrior-Queen and Head of the Royal Family HIM Nanan Abena Pokua (Queen Abla Poukou) that broke away from the Akan Ruling House in Kwaman/Kumasi after the assassination of Nana Dako, heir to the throne and brother of Nana Pokua. This is the official oral history as it was handed down from generation to generation since 1717.

The Baule Kingdom was founded by Nana Abena Pokua (NANAN ABLA POUKOU – 1720 and consolidated by 1730. ), she reigned as the Warrior Queen of the Akans in present day La Cote d’Ivoire 1730 -1760 .The current Supreme Head of the ADAKO Imperial Dynasty: Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie I, Dakon-Warebo at Tanou-Sakassou, Republic of La Cote d’Ivoire, Tanoso/Nsuta—Republic of Ghana; Chokosi and all Akan Kingdoms in the Republic of Togo

THE AKANS– Members of Adako-Oyoko Royal Dynasty and all Akan Clans in La Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo.

The Akan people of West Africa migrated from the Nubia Kush*te Empire region, present day area of the Middle East near the Wilderness of the Seir Mountains and were originally part of the Horite Group who lived on the Seir Mountains, reigned by the Patriarch Esau of the Mitanni peoples of Mesopotamia under the Nubia-Egypt Throne name of Saussatar, the biblical region form the Edomite Nation.(see Jaakan. or AKAN )

The House of ‘Ja – (over 10,000 years old) is the Imperial Throne House of the Royal Houses of the Nubia/Kush Imperial Empire and its descendent Kingdoms in Africa. Out of this Imperial line came the Akans who founded the old Akana (Ancient Ghana) Empire that ruled for over thousand years in the confluence of the Niger and the vast regions of Western Africa.

Hammurabi, Kush, ruled believing in the Lord of all Spirits, It was Patriarch Ni**od who, having fallen short of the glory of God, the Universal Forefather, rebelled and established his own form of worship which his descendants adhered to through their ATANO’S in shrines.

After the Jews defeated the Edomites, the Akans who were part of the Horite (Horus /Hammurabi/Kush/Ni**od) Kingdom moved and established alliance with the Israelites. The Akans have always been the ruling class. Through the ages they established various kingdoms from the Mesopotamia to Ethiopia, Kush, Egypt, Nubia and on to the formation of the Akana (Ghana) Empire and Akan Kingdoms in West Africa today.

Our Ancestors, descendants of the Patriarch AKAN, have, after the fall of King Solomon, changed the Monotheistic Religion of Solomon into a Polytheistic religion, taking into consideration King Solomon;s many wives. plurial marriages of King Solomon and build viable clans and / or kingdoms that culminated into the Akana (Ghana) Empire that flourished in that area from 300 AD to 1100 AD. The Empire was ruled by the seven principal patriarchs of the Akan royal Family namely, Ekuona, Adako and Oyoko, Aduana, Asona, Bretuo, Asona, Asene, Agona and Asakyiri.

The Akans tenaciously held on to their form of worship. Akan are very spiritual and religious people and hold on to their beliefs. The dispersion after Babylon did not shake their system of belief. At the peak of their glory in the ancient Akana (Ghana) Empire occurred the invasion of the Amoravid that brought the Islamic religion. The invasion and the forced imposition of Islam, made our ancestors resist the newcomers and after heavy warfare, they moved from their Capital Sikassou in present day Mali to Gonja in present day northern Ghana, on to the banks of the River Tano, present day Amprofi Tanoso founding the Sacred Dominion of Amprofi Tano at Tanoso, where all the Seven Akan clans congregated and worshipped their God through their Deities.. The Akans rejected Islam because of their own believes in the One God, Oboadae Onyankonpon Kwame – God the Creator. The Royal Households of each clan were assigned a royal stool which was the accompanied by a Tano- Deity, to provide spiritual guidance and the power to establish Kingdoms. The total population of Akans in entire West Africa is estimated as approximately 40 Million, today

Akan Lines within Ghana Regions:

The Asante and Adanse are south central, Ashanti Province.
The Akuapem are southeast, in areas north of Accra.
Akyems and Kwahus in the eastern region
The Fante and Denkyira are south, central, between Winneba, Takoradi, and Obuasi
Abron are mid western Ghana.
Sanhwi and Nzima / Agni are in the western Ghana
The Krachi and the Guans are in the middle belt all the way to Nkwanta in the Northen Volta region of Ghana

Dialects

FANTE (FANTI, MFANTSE), AKUAPEM (AKWAPEM TWI, TWI, AKUAPIM, AKWAPI), ASANTE (ASHANTE TWI, TWI, ASANTI, ACHANTI), AGONA, DANKYIRA, ASEN, AKYEM BOSOME, KWAWU, AHAFO.

The Akan dialects in La COTE DIVOIRE are:

ABONO, BAULE, AGNI, SANWHI, ABORE, NZIMA, AHIZI, EBRIE, AKYIE, ABBE, MBATTO.

Comments : Dialects are largely inherently inelligible. The speech of the Asante and Akuapem is called TWI, Dictionary. Grammar. SVO. Literacy rate in first language: 30% to 60%. Literacy rate in second language: 5% to 10%.

The history of the Akans Empire in Ghana

The formation of the old Akana (Ghana) Empire in about 300 AD until 1100 AD has been well documented. The fact that the Akans migrated to the southern sector of West Africa to maintain their religious freedom is an important point that should not be overlooked. God the Creator of the Universe has always played a leading role in the spiritual and socio-economic development of the Akans. Miraculous interventions in the socio-political development of the Akans pointed to the spiritual encounters they were to have with God.

God Almighty, the anointed One, has always been there to rescue the people from the shackles of sin and shame. As they progressed in the formation of nation states, the various clans built formidable kingdoms throughout West Africa.

The Muslims, led by the Amoravid, invaded the land with the intention to impose the Islamic worship of Allah on our ancestors. The Akans defended their long held faith in the Ancestral God, the Creator of the Universe, Odomankoma Twereaduapon Onyankopon Kwame and fought the Islamists. They first moved to an area now occupied by the Nauris, and the Gonjas and then to Amprofi Tanoso and Tano Bourse where the Priest and the High Preistess founded the Amprofi Tano Temple the Oldest known Worship and Spiritual Center of Akans along the fringes of the river Tano and there founded the first Akan Kingdom by 1100 A.D., All the Matriarchal Heads of the Akan Clans congregated there before any Akan clan thought of forming a Nation. For it was there that each Akan Clan received a Tano Deity to form its own Kingdom. The Akans are one family that lived in clans before the Matriarchs’ decided to share their power and allow the Sons to form Kingdoms and they devote their time to temple administration and duties.

By the time, our ancestors moved to form the Abono Kingdom, the various clans had increased in number and inter-clan rivalry was the order of the day. With this, the clans started seeking power and protection from various shrines. They had forsaken their One and Only God: Oboadae Onyankopon Kwame and the worship of the totalities of the Spirits.

The Chief Priestess of the Tano River Deity, Asuo Tano was (is)the powerful Guiding Deity of the Akans – God of the Akans and founded a City of Refuge and a Religious Worship Capital for the Tano deity called Tanoso.

Very soon it became the Spiritual Capital of all the Akan Clans. With her spiritual power and influence over the clans, the High Priestess mobilized all the Akan Deities to congregate at Tanoso as their worship- and festival center. A decree was established that no fe**sh priest or priestess could practice without going through a rigorous religious test by the gods at Tanoso. This was the order of the time and as such the Tano and the Abosom, (asom a esom buo. a worthy form of worship) as they were called, came to play an important role in the life and governance of the Akans.

The formation of the Akans political and governmental system was determined by the High Priestess, Nana Amprofi II.

With the increase in worship and festivals in honor of the Tano Deities, all the Akan clan-chiefs were vying for position of power and control. Instead of worship and productive activities, the clan-chiefs were given to infighting and litigations. Therefore, the High Priestess, after consultation with the Deities’, the Matriarchal Heads and Clan Elders selected her son Kwarten to head their Clan as the Supreme Chief, to take care of the administration and needs of the people and she advised all the Matriarchs of each clan to do likewise.

After the Matriarchs had installed their sons as Chiefs, the High Priestess invited all the Akan Clan-Chiefs and informed them, that since they are of one ancestry and common lineage, they have to adopt a system of Governance and worship that will ensure ethnic continuity and solidarity among the clans.

The High Priestess succeeded in uniting the clans through the deities. The Priests and the Priestesses exercised spiritual and socioeconomic control in association with the chiefs and ushered in a period of peace and growth within the Akan community for several centuries. The Sacred Dominion of AMPROFI TANO, at Tanoso near Techiman became the Center of Akan Religion and Worship.

The High Priestess, in order to completely control the souls and lives of the people at all times, invoked the deity Tano and distributed thrones controlled by the various Tano deities to all clans and asked them to build their kingdoms around each Tano deity, to seek to live together as Akans. This started the transmigration of the various Akan clans across the territory, which today is classified as Akan land in West Africa and the formation of various Chiefdoms and Kingdoms with the Tano deities controlling the thrones and stools and the very lives of the people.

As the years went by, our ancestors, in their quest for nation building and supremacy, started their inter-clan wars which forced the migration of the various Akan clans to different parts of West Africa from the 1100th to 1500th.. The Akans began to spread across the region from the east of the river Comoe, to the west of the river Afram (Volta). By the 15th century, the Denkyiras emerged as the dominant Akan Group and formed a powerful Kingdom that controlled the political and economic life of the Akans until the Asantes, under King Osei Tutu defeated it and reduced the Denkyira kingdom into a vassal state by 1680.

When the Asante Union was established, it was meant to replace the tyrannical monarchical dictatorship, headed by Nana Ntim Gyakari of the Denkyiras. The Union was created originally to be for all Akans, irrespective of location. Hence, the High Priest Okomfo Anokye hails from other Akan GROUP. The oracles and the holy water used for the invocation by the high Priest, the very source of the unifying force, the Golden Stool itself originates from the Tano Deities that guards all the Akan Clans and Kingdoms.

Hence, the Asantes are the custodians of the spiritual and unifying force of all the Akans. They were not to underestimate their role and responsibility towards the wellbeing of all Akans as well as all Africans. The Denkyiras ruled the Akans for a long time. During the reign of Nana Boa Amponsem, peace and harmony reigned among the Akans until Nana Ntim Gyakari ascended to the throne and ruled in a brutal and dictatorial manner. This led to a rebellion by the other Clans and brought about the formation of the Asante Union of which Nana Osei Tutu I was enthroned as the leader.

The Asantes went to war against Nana Ntim Gyakari. He was defeated and beheaded. Some of his partisans escaped to the forest belt of the west and settled there. The Akan Kingdom was henceforth ruled by King Osei Tutu I and the Asantes. Unable to keep the Akan Union intact after the defeat of the Denkyiras, several Akan groups sought to break away from the Asantes. It culminated in the conflict between the Akims and the Asantes, which brought about the death of Nana Osei Tutu I on the river Pra. This, coupled with succession problems at home, brought about the internal family feud over the selection of the successor to King Osei Tutu I.

Breaking of Royal Lineage and ties-OYOKO and ADAKO

Whereas the Adako are uncles to the Oyoko Clan, they felt that with the death of Nana Osei Tutu I, an uncle should be selected to lead the nation in the absence of a nephew. Opoku Ware I was a grandnephew and elected. This brought about a succession feud resulting in a three year civil war that saw Nana Dako beheaded by the partisans of Opoku Ware I and brought about a split in the family that has not been resolved until today.

The death of King Osei Tutu I and the tumult that brought about the split of the Oyoko-Dako Clan.

Nana Osei Tutu I reigned from 1680 to 1717. He was killed during the civil war between the Asantes and the Akims whilst crossing the river Pra. He had gone to war with his grandnephew Opoku Ware and after his death, Opoku Ware searched desperately for the body of his granduncle but unfortunately could not recover the body from the river Pra. When he finally returned home, some of the kingmakers from the ADAKO Imperial House had proposed his great-granduncle Nana Dako as the next reigning monarch. This infuriated Opoku Ware, chosen by the Fe**sh Priest Okomfo Anokye as successor of his grand-uncle Osei Tutu I. He was determined to fulfill his prophetic destiny. In the scuffles that ensued, the Oyoko partisans of Opoku Ware assassinated Nana Dako.

The death of Nana Dako

The assassination of Nana Dako brought about the greatest and perhaps longest schism that ever erupted in Akan history. Mothers fought against sons, brothers against brothers, sisters against sisters. Families, clans and the entire Akan Nation was divided, never to unite again until this day. Nana Abena Pokuaa, heir to the Throne and Leader of the Resistance against Opoku Ware I, took portions of the royal regalia and paraphernalia, the Stool of Nana Obiri Yeboa and half of the entire royal house to accompany her on a journey that can be labeled the ‘trail of tears for liberty and freedom’.

The Civil war 1717-1720-between Nana Abena Pokuaa and Nana Opoku Ware I

Nana Abena Pokuaa mobilized her partisans and moved from Nsuta to Kwaman, present day Kaase, and fought her way to freedom. The entire army of Opoku Ware I followed the partisans. Capture or arrest of a partisan of Nana Abena Pokuaa meant summary ex*****on. Many of the Adako royals were killed together with their various clan supporters. When Nana Abena Pokuaa moved about the countryside, war and destruction was everywhere. Civil War had engulfed the nation. She being the Matrairch of the Nation thought it wise to move out of Asante Kingdom to create another Akan Kingdom.

From 1717 to 1720, the Asante Kingdom was in tumult, civil strife raged and the Adako-Oyoko royal household was divided. For three years, the family was unable to select a successor to the throne. The stool and other royal regalia’s were in the hands of Nana Abena Pokuaa. She moved with her partisans to Tanoso, leaving the very Kingdom they had founded. At Tanoso, Nana Abena Pokuaa consulted with her Atanno and after purification and other ceremonies, they moved on to cross the Comoe River, to face yet other formidable enemies of old of King Osei Tutu I. All the immediate royal family members, Nana Yeboaa and others went away with Nana Abena Pokuaa, with the exception of Nana Nyinsemaa. She stayed behind to pray to the Almighty God for protection for the save passage of the departing team and to consult with the Atano as tradition demanded at the time, until Nana Abena Pokuaa was safely behind the river Comoe. Nana Nyinsemaa, sister of Nana Yeboaa and Nana Abena Pokuaa choose to hide their true identities, as they remained behind to work with Tano Bpsompem, while Nana Abena Pokuaa went away accompanied by Tano Akora and other Deities, knowing that the partisans of Opoku Ware I will kill any of the entourage of the Queen, the moment they were identified as her partisans. Many had to change their clan allegiance in order to survive Opoku Ware’s wrath. Nana Nnimsemaa, Nana Abena Pokuaa sister and First Cousin to Nana Amprofi, The Tano High Priestess, was also the Custodian of all the Tano Deities. She married the Akyeremahene of the Tano deity and her offspring’s remained at Tanoso until this day. Hence, the great grandmother of Nana Gyanko Fofie remained at Tanoso, and also Nsuta, Techimantia and Bechem to preserve the Adako Stools. while the rest of the family moved on to the new country.

Sacrifice and Miracle at Comoe

For the members of both royal houses, the death of Nana Dako and the subsequent civil war that ensued was the most painful event in the history of the family. For Nana Opoku Ware I, the division of his family and the breakaway of a major part of the family, just at the beginning of his reign was not favorable. He would have wished that Nana Dako was alive and Nana Abena Pokuaa had not rebelled. However, as the new king he must unify his new nation and show national solidarity and continuity.

The task of Nana Abena Pokuaa was preserving the most sacred of family dreams – heritage. She needed to save the Adako Royal Family and the only way possible, was to go away to create a new nation in an unknown land. The decision by Nana Pokuaa’s own family to resist and bring about schism was not an easy task. The trail was full of uncertainties, tears, losses, death, depravation and sacrifices for all who embarked on that journey. Upon arrival on the banks of the river Comoe, the river was flooded and impossible to cross.

In those days, there were no boats and even if they had the skills to make a canoe, it would have taken several weeks. Knowing that the partisans of Opoku Ware I were on their trail, there was no time to waste. The Tano deity that accompanied them, Akora, advised, that if they want to be saved by God Almighty from the armies of Opoku Ware I and to cross the river before the army arrives, they need to sacrifice a child to the Gods and the river Comoe. When the Elders consulted, they were told the child to be sacrificed should be that of Nana Abena Pokuaa herself. In view of the impending danger, Nana Abena Pokuaa had no choice but to sacrifice her child to save the multitude of people who had followed her.

Ceremonies were performed, prayers said, in accordance to customs and tradition, Nana Pokuaa offered her child to be sacrificed. After the ceremony, the waters in the river started moving and a herd of hippopotamus appeared in the river, lined up to form a bridge, on which the people crossed the river to safety and freedom. Immediately after the passage, the armies of Opoku Ware I arrived at the river. Some of the brave soldiers attempted to cross, but the hippopotamus moved under the waters and all those who attempted to mount on the back of the hippos, drowned in the river Comoe. The place where the miraculous bridge of Liberty appeared is there until this day. The Akans go to this site every year to pour libation in honor of our ancestors in remembrance of their faith in God and their tenacity of purpose that resulted in the creation of a new nation – of Ba no awu-Baule in vernacular or Baoule in French – means; the child is dead. As in the original dialect — “Ba no awu”, the nation of present day La Cote d’Ivoire.

Because of the sacrificial offering of Nana Abena Pokuaa’s child, a new kingdom was born. Before Nana Abena Pokuaa reached the crossing line in the river, a giant rose out of the river Comoe and handed her a golden stool, the throne on which Nana Abena Pokuaa sat to build the Baoule kingdom. After the passage, the Kyidom warriors of Nana Abena Pokuaa’s army decided to settle at the edge of the river and kept the golden Umbrella and the sword of Nana Osei Tutu I as a token of their sacrifice and as symbol of unity of the Akans in present La Cote d’Ivoire.

Whatever the interpretation of the events by the River Comoe on that fateful day, we, the Akans in La Cote d’Ivoire, know beyond reasonable doubt that God Almighty was with our Ancestors and protected and assisted them to cross the River Comoe. Today, our late President and King Nana Houphouet Boigny, who was the custodian of the oracles of our ancestral stool, has paid homage to the Lord God Almighty. He has given him the glory and honor by building the biggest Church in the world as a remembrance for the great act of love, He showed our ancestors by leading them across as He lead the Jews. It gives all of us the joy to rededicate our kingdom and our nation to the glory of God Almighty, The Maker Of Heaven and Earth, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, in Praise of His Holy name in worship.

Nana Abena Pokuaa departed from the shores of Comoe into the hinterland along the banks of the Bandama River at Warebo, where she founded Tano Sakassou as her capital city and formed the new Adako Royal Kingdom of Baoule. It ushered in new hope for her people, but it was not until they had fought and defeated the remnants of the Denkyiras, already defeated by King Osei Tutu, that hope turned into reality. The chiefdoms of Akyie, Abbe, the Ebrie, the Mbatto and all the Akan Kingdoms and chiefdoms in La Cote d’Ivoire owe and continue to pay allegiance to Obaahemaa Nana Abena Pokuaa, the Warrior-Queen mother who founded the second Kingdom of the Greatest King, Akans ever had, Nana Osei Tutu I. The descendants of Nana Abena Pokuaa and all Akans in La Cote d’Ivoire continue to hold on to the heritage bequeathed to them by our Great Kings and ancestors and the strong believe in God. Otweaduapon Nyankoropon Kwame Oboodae. Praise be to His Holy Name.

Emergence of New Akan Nations:

Following the tradition of our Great Warrior-Queen, the Akans have played a great role in the formation of the modern nation of La Cote d’Ivoire, which was founded on the principles bequeathed to us by our Great Queen Nana Abena Pokuaa. All Akans are subjects of the Dakon Akan Kingdom, Nana Abena Pokuaa founded and pledge allegiance to the unity and solidarity of the Akan Nation and as such to the Ivorian, Ghanaian and Togolese States where Akan are residing. The Colonial division of the Akan Kingdoms into three separate States do not nullify the unity and the cohesiveness that exist among Akans, The Akan Kingdoms Traditional Throne that was formerly with the Denkyira for which Our Illustrious King, Nana Osei Tutu fought and defeated and killed the Denkyira King, Nana Ntim Gyakari, was taken by his Courtiers and hier apparent to Sekitran area of Bouake, When they heard that the Queen of the Asantes was at Warebo, building the Royal City of Tanou Sakkassou, the mobilize their forces and attack the Queen, but they were met with a formidable force and were defeated. The Akan Imperial Throne of the Denkyira was seized by Nana Abena Pokuaa and it has been in the Custody of the Dakon Clan till this day.

THE WARRIOR-QUEEN, NANA ABENA POKUAA

Nana Abena Pokuaa, the First Queen mother of the Akan people who migrated to present day La Cote d’Ivoire, was a member of the Adako-Oyoko Imperial family and direct descendant of the great Akan kings. Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie I, the present Supreme head of the Dakon Imperial House is a direct descendant of Nana Abena Pokuaa (Abla Poukou), who ruled 1720 to 1760. Both direct descendants of the ancestral ruling lines Amprofi Tutu and Amprofi I, of the Sacred Dominion of Amprofi Tano, The Imperial Matriarchal Head of all Akans who established the Dominion by the 11th century.

As a result of the family civil war, Nana Abena Pokuaa (Abla Poukou), the sister of Nana Dako, was forced to flee to present day La Cote D’Ivoire and as such brought about the split of the royal family. In 1720 Nana Abena Pokuaa migrated with her partisans to the new country through Tanoso, baptizing in the river Tano, paying homage and performing the customary rites to the Our Akan Royal Gods /Deities, She went with Tano Akora, and the sisters stayed behind with TANO BOSOMPEM OR TAAPEM, Tano and Atekusuaa. At Tanoso, a member of the royal household, sister of Nana Pokuaa and Temple Priestess of Taa Pem decided to stay with Tano to guard the rear, while the other members of the family moved on with Nana Pokuaa When Nanan arrived in the Kingdom of Sanhwi, the Agni received her as their Queen and Nana Ebiri Moro went to Kumasi to fight on her behalf killing those he met including the mother of Nana Opoku Ware I. Nanan thrn changed her name from Abena Pokuaa to Abla Poukou with the Nzima pronunciation signifying the break with her past.

Having succeeded in crossing, they came to the region of today’s Bouake, where she and her followers fought the Senoufou in the north, the Guru in the west, who had arrived shortly before her and the Denkyiras, who were defeated by her Nephew Osei Tutu earlier on. By 1730, Nana Abena Pokuaa had subdued all her enemies and had established a powerful Empire called Baoule.. She became the first Queen Mother of the kingdom.

She reigned for 30 years and built a very strong kingdom with the capital at Warebo, Sakassou, based on the constitutional monarchy introduced by her and nephew Osei Tutu until 1760.

NANA HOUPHOUET FAITAI reigned as the Akan Queen Mother till shortly before her death in 1998, when she nominated Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie as her successor and King of the Akans. Due to the events in the country shortly after the funeral of Nana Faitai the official enstoolment of Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie who is also the Oyoko-Dakohene has not yet taken place. However, Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie is acknowledged as the reigning Monarch of the Akan Nation of La Cote d’Ivoire.

History of the Akan Baoule Cote d’Ivoire

The Adako Royal Dynasty controls all the Akans in Cote d’Ivoire and in Ghana the following States are controlled by Adako Royal stools: Nsuta, Akokofe, Ntonso, Asaman, Adako-Gyekye, Takyimantia, and Bechem. Their Nephews, the Oyoko Royal Dynasty control all of Asante, but directly, Kumasi, Dwaben, Bekwai, Kokofu, Dadiese, Kwabere-Kenyase, Manponteng, Ahenkro, Boagyaa, Obogo, Asankare, Dwansa, Adwumakasekese, and Kontanase of which the ruling monarch is Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene

The Adako-Dakon Ja Akan Thrones are of Poukou and Fofie Throne consist of all the Akan Stools representing all Akan KINGDOMS in Cote d’Ivoire.

THE AKAN KINGS AND CHIEFS OWE ALLEGIENCE TO LA REIGNE NANAN ABLA POUKOU AND THEREFORE IN PRESENT DAY, NANAN HOUPOUET BOIGNY WHO HAS BEEN KING AS WELL AS PRESIDENT. The inability of Nana Osei Tutu to capture the Akan Sacred Throne of the Denkyira, to buttress the unifying power of the Golden Stool, prevented the other the Akan Kingdoms to join the Asante Union. With the capture of the Sacred throne from the Denkyira in Setikran made it possible for Nana Abla Poukou to unite all the Akan Kingdoms into a formidable Union which the Queens and Kings of the Baule Kingdom led till Nanan Kouakou Anougble II handed in 1958 to Nanan Houphouet Boigny, to create the new nation of Cote d’Ivoire.

HAVING BEEN ENTHRONED AT THE AGE OF I5 ON THE ADAKO AKOANA THRONE, HE WAS PREPARED TRADITIONALLY TO TAKE OVER AFTER NANAN KOUAKOU ANNOUBLE. BUT JUST BEFORE NANAN ANNOUBLE DIED, NANAN HOUPHOUET ASKED HIM TO BE BLESSED AND EMPOWER HIM TO TAKE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY FROM THE COLONIZERS, AND THAT WAS WHAT NANAN ANNOUBLE DID. UPON HIS DEATH IN 1958, THE POWERS OF THE THRONE TRADITIONALLY PASSED ON TO NANAN HOUPHOUET- BOIGNY, AND NANAN GUIE WAS ENSTOOLED AS REGENT TILL HIS DEATH IN 1978.

ALL THE AKAN THRONES IN COTE D’ IVOIRE INCLUDING THAT OF THE DENKYIRAS AT SETIKRAN OWE ALLEGIANGE TO THE AKAN THRONE OF NANA ABENA POKUA THE FIRST ASANTE QUEEN UNDER NANA OSEI TUTU I AND THE WARRIOR QUEEN AND FOUNDER OF THE BAOULE KINGDOM and Protector of all the Akan Kingdoms in Cote d’Ivoire.

With the handing over of those Sacred powers by Nanan Houphouet Faitai to Nanan Baffour Gyanko Fofie, Nana Baffour effectively assumed in 1998 the office of the Akan Abusuatirehene (Akan Nation King) His responsibility is to unite and protect all Akans within the Sub Region and to develop Tanou Sakkasou as a fitting Capital of the Baoule Kingdom, in honour of Nanan Abla Poukou, complete the building of Yamoussoukro and the Palace Houphouet Boigny as the Administrative Capital of the Akan Kingdoms and to restore and build the Sacred Dominion of Amprofi Tano at Tanoso as the Spiritual Capital of all the Akan Kingdoms. A charge Nanan Baffour Gyanko Fofie has pledged to fulfill and uphold. As the Supreme Head of Adako-Dakon he was charged to unite the ADAKO and their Nephews the OYOKO, as such he was instrumental in getting Nana Opoku Ware II to send a powerful delegations to both the Funerals of Nanan Dja Houphouet Boigny and Nanan Houphouet Faitai in 1993 and 1998 respectively.

The overthrow of Nanan Konan Bedie in 2000 and the subsequent political turmoil up until now, prevented the House of Dakon to execute its unification and development agenda. Nana Baffour and all the members of the House of Dakon are determined to unite with their nephews, the Oyoko, so that Nana Baffour being the Oyoko-Dakohene and Akan Abusuatirehene will dedicate the remaining years of his life to work harmoniously with all Akan Kings to restore the Akan Kingdoms and National Union. e

H.R.M Saa Amun BAFFOUR Gyanko Fofie I’s Paternal Grandfather, Nana Kwaku (Donkor) Bonsu was the Gyaasehene of Tanoso. Nana Kwaku (Donkor) Bonsu’s wife was Nana Baffours’s maternal Grandmother of the Stools of the Royal House of AKUMADAN. His Lineage helped Nana Amprofi Tutu to establish the Sacred Dominion of Amprofi Tanoso. Being of the Patriarch Throne Spirit Nana Kwaku (Donkor) Bonsu married an Oyoko Princess and beagt Nana Kwadwo Addae Dwumah, Twafohene of Tano Subin, Father of Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie I and Founder of Tano – Subin together with Queen Nana Abena Tutu and Otumfuo Nana Opoku Ware of Asante Kingdom Federation.



Nana Baffour Gyanko Fofie I Maternal lineage comes from the Matriarch of Akwamufie TANOSO, His Maternal Grand Father is the Imperial Monarchical Linguist of the Sacred Dominion of Amprofi Tano. His Paternal Grandfather is the Imperial Head of the Amprofi Throne (Household) GYAASE, whose sons rule the Imperial House of Kontire, Nana Baffour’s Father, the late Nana Kwadwo Addae Dwumah brothers rule the Stools of Tanoso .

ADAKO LINEAGE ASANTEMAN CONFEDERATION

1701 to 1717 Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu Opemso, the Asantehene, Oyoko Clan

1701 to 1720 Nana Abena Pokua, the Queen Mother of Asante Adako Clan.

1717 -1720 Nana Amaniampon, the Mamponhene, Bretuo Dynasty became regent due to the assassination of Nana Dakon during the contest for the succession to the throne after the death of King Osei Tutu. The civil war that ensued lasted for 3 years 1717 – 1720 that led to the migration of Nana Abena Pokuaa and the Adako Dynasty. DAKON ROYAL DYNASTY

Obaahemaa Nana Abena Pokuaa –

1720 – 1730 Nation building Founded the Baoule Kingdom covering all the Akan in La Cote d’Ivoire
1730 – 1760 Nana Abena Pokuaa
1760 – 1790 Nana Akua Boni
1789 – 1840 Nana Kouame Tutu
1840 – 1870 Nana Kouakou Anougble 1st.
1870 – 1880 Nana Tutu Dibi (Tutu Yeman)
1880 – 1890 Nana Anougble Deikye
1890 – 1892 Nana Kouame Guie (Agyei)
1892 – 1925 Nana Kouadio Ndri
1925 – 1958 Nana Kouakou Anougble 11
1958 – 1978 Nana Kouame Guie (Agyei)
1958 – 1993 Nana Houphouet Boigny, late President
of R.C.I. and Supreme Ruler of Dakon
1993 – 1998 Nana Baffour Saa Amun Gyanko Fofie I – Dakonhene
1958 – 1998 Nana Faittai reigned as the effective Queen of the Akans
1993 – 2004 Nana Kouakou Annougble 111 Baoule Regency
1993 – Present Nana Baffour Saa Amun Gyanko Fofie I – Supreme Ruler of Dakon