General News of Tuesday, 17 January 2017Source: 3news.comFive facts about the late Asantehemaa you didn’t knowplay videoAfia Kobi Serwaa Ampem died after 39-year reignMourners of the late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II in Kumasi have been praising the Asantehemaa as a mother, unifier and conflict resolution expert. TV3 brings you five facts about the Asantehemaa you didn’t know about, courtesy historian and traditional researcher, Osei Bonsu Sarfo. Nana Afia Kobi was born four years after the Yaa Asantewaa War2. Nana Afia Kobi grew up in Nwaase in the Brong Ahafo Region and Kwadaso in Kumasi. Until she became the Asantehemaa, she was a trader who dealt in lumber and clothes

Source: GhanaWeb January 17, 2017 19:52 UTC