Word: ashantis
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...visited the slave castles and enjoyed Panafest after a month in Ghana. I traveled through the northern rural towns and the southern urban centers. I lived in the central region of Ghana, where the pride of the Ashanti Empire remains. White people, who may have visited Ghana for a week, perhaps facing an awkward conversation or two, might have left with a misconstrued perception of slavery and Africa. I’m happy however, that many of the white people I met left not feeling blame, but feeling the same ownership I have. Ownership of the fact that historical inequities...
...gold-mining companies point out that they have improved accommodation considerably; still, "the problem is to rebuild an entire housing system for tens of thousands of people in an industry that may be three-quarters of the way through its life," says Alan Fine, spokesman for mining giant AngloGold Ashanti. Strong local currency is also a problem; South Africa's rand has strengthened over the past few years, hurting margins on exports. As South Africa's mines reach the end of their productive lives, expect more unrest...
...taught him some history: It’s been 170 years since the British Empire began their worldwide campaign to suppress slavery and the slave trade with military force. It was a lengthy effort that stepped on many, mostly African feet—specific to Ghana, they forced the Ashanti empire to stop slavery, live sacrifices, torture of enemy tribesmen, and myriad other barbaric practices. It’s true that everyone who was anyone had a slaving fort. The British, of course, but so too the Dutch, Swedes, Danish, even the Brandenburgers before Bismarck got their act together...
...Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 159-page report, entitled The Curse of Gold, names Swiss gold refining company Metalor Technologies Group as one of those that has purchased Congo's conflict gold. It also alleges that the world's second biggest gold mining company, AngloGold Ashanti, which has a 10,000-sq-km concession in Ituri, made payments as recently as six months ago to a militia group responsible for atrocities. The South African firm concedes it yielded to "extortion" when it paid some $9,000 but says that it has already set up systems...
...Jonah has been a global citizen since he left his native Ghana in his early 20s to study mining in Wales and then work in the mines in Australia. As head of Ashanti Goldfields, the gregarious Jonah helped steer Ghana's biggest company through the rocky waters of international expansion, spreading Ashanti's businesses across Africa. In 1996 Ashanti became the first African operating company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This year, it finalized its sale to South African behemoth AngloGold to create the world's second biggest gold miner, AngloGold Ashanti. There have been setbacks...