The Akan people

Brief history From the 15 th century to the 19 th century, the Akan people dominated gold mining and the gold trade in the region. From the 17 th century on, the Akan were the most powerful group(s) in the West African region. They fought many battles against the European colonists to maintain autonomy . By the early 1900 s, all Akan lands were colonized by the French and English. On the 6 th of March 1957 , Akan lands in the Gold Coast were liberated by the efforts of Kwame Nkrumah and were joined with other territory to form the independent nation of Ghana . The Ivory Coast was liberated on 7 th August 1960. 1625 historical map of west Africa