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In a matter of days or a few weeks, the construction of a new museum dedicated to the Ashanti queen mother warrior, Yaa Asantewaa, will commence. The museum, named the Yaa Asantewaa Memorial Heritage Museum, will showcase the history of the iconic heroine and Ashanti warrior. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, is leading this significant construction project.

According to details shared by The Asante Nation on X, the groundbreaking for the construction is scheduled to begin next month. The museum aims to narrate the history of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, celebrated as Africa's Greatest Woman of the 20th Century. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed great interest and involvement in this transformative project.

The Asante Nation stated, "The Yaa Asantewaa Memorial Heritage Trail, located at her gravesite in Ejisu-Besease, her hometown, is a modern visual memorial of this nineteenth-century epic drama of historical decolonization – from the geography of birth through the contours of the War and the effect on traditional governance of Asante."

The post emphasized the importance of local support, urging the youth and natives of Ejisu to embrace and actively contribute to the establishment of the museum. It highlighted the potential of the project in promoting Ejisu as one of Ghana's premier tourism destinations.

Yaa Asantewaa, the queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire, played a pivotal role in leading the Ashanti War against British colonialism in 1900. Revered as a heroine in Ashanti history, she holds a special place in the hearts of the Ashanti people.

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