Afua Kobi

Afua Kobi (fl. 1834 – 1884) was an asantehemaa of the Ashanti Empire.

Afua Kobi was the mother of Asantehene Kofi Karikari. She was against a war with the British Empire, and in 1873 she spoke before her son and the council of military chiefs warning them that such a conflict would destroy their empire. Nevertheless, the chiefs chose to fight; they lost, and Kofi Karikari was replaced by his younger brother Mensa Bonsu. She remained as senior counselor, although neither son achieved anything of note during his reign. Afua Kobi's daughter was Yaa Akyaa, who was eventually successful in seeing her children installed on the throne, and who in 1884 ousted her brother Mensa Bonsu from the throne; he and his mother were then exiled by Yaa Akyaa's agency.^[1]

References

↑ Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5331-7.

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[Sheldon2005-1] Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5331-7.