The Abolition Treaty That Reshaped the Gold Coast

In this episode of The Story of Ghana, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known 1831 Treaty that ended decades of war between the Ashanti Empire and the British-backed coastal states. They discuss the diplomatic genius of Osei Yaw Akoto, the role of Captain George Maclean as the first British judicial assessor, and how the treaty inadvertently paved the way for the Bond of 1844. Along the way, they uncover the fate of the Ashanti hostages held in Cape Coast, the strategic use of the akrafena (state swords), and the fragile peace that allowed the palm oil trade to flourish. A nuanced look at how a single document shaped the Gold Coast's colonial future. #TreatyOf1831 #OseiYawAkoto #GeorgeMaclean #Asante #GoldCoast #CapeCoast #Akrafena #PalmOilTrade #BondOf1844 #AshantiEmpire #BritishColonialism #Diplomacy #WestAfricanHistory #GhanaHistory #AkanHistory #Fante #19thCentury #FexingoHistory #KwameNkrumah #ElminaCastle Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo