Nana Ama Bonsu has been enstooled as the 15th Asantehemaa of the Asante Kingdom and has assumed the stool name Nana Yaa Akyaa II following the completion of customary rites on Monday, July 6, 2026.
She was formally introduced and accepted by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as the next Queen Mother of the Asante Kingdom.
Nana Yaa Akyaa II succeeds Nana Konadu Yiadom III, who passed away in August 2025.
The office of the Asantehemaa is one of the most influential institutions in the governance and cultural heritage of the Asante Kingdom. The Queen Mother serves as the highest-ranking woman in Asanteman and plays a central role in preserving the kingdom’s traditions and values.
One of her key constitutional responsibilities is the nomination of a successor to the Golden Stool whenever the office of the Asantehene becomes vacant.
Past Asantehemaa
The fourteen other queens who have occupied the Asantehemaa Stool are as follows:
The first Asantehemaa was Nana Nyaako Kusiamoa, who reigned from 1701 to 1722.
She was followed by Nana Nkatia Abamo (1722–1740) and Nana Akua Afriyie (1740–1768).
Other notable occupants of the stool include Nana Konadu Yiadom I (1768–1809), Nana Akosua Adoma (1809–1819), Nana Ama Serwaa (1819–1828), and Nana Yaa Dufie (1828–1836).
Nana Afua Sarpon reigned from 1836–1857, Nana Afua Kobi I (1857–1884), Nana Yaa Akyaa I (1884–1917), and Nana Konadu Yiadom II (1917–1945).
More recent occupants include Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko (1945–1977), Nana Afua Serwaa Kobi Ampem II (1977–2016), and Nana Konadu Yiadom III (2017–2025).
Upon the successful completion of the remaining customary rites and her formal outdooring before the Asanteman Traditional Council, Nana Ama Bonsu will officially become the 15th Asantehemaa.
