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Osei Tutu II ( Otumfuo Osei Tutu , born 6 May 1950 ) , is the 16th Asantehene , ruler of Ashanti and Ashantiland and the Empire of Ashanti , absolute monarch and head of the Ashanti royal House of Oyoko , Emperor of Ashanti and Ashanti Empire and the Ashanti people in Ashanti . Emperor Osei Tutu ascended the Ashanti Monarchy Golden Stool ( Throne ) on 26 April 1999 . By name , Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is in direct succession to the founder of the Empire of Ashanti , Otumfuo Osei Tutu I . ___MASK55___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK55___ is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy , located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean , in the subregion of West Africa . Spanning a land mass of 238 , 535 km² , ___MASK55___ is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west , Burkina Faso in the north , Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south . " ___MASK55___ " means " Warrior King " in the Soninke language . The Ashanti Region is located in south ___MASK55___ and is third largest of 10 administrative regions , occupying a total land surface of or 10 . 2 per cent of the total land area of ___MASK55___ . In terms of population , however , it is the most populated region with a population of 3 , 612 , 950 in 2000 , accounting for 19 . 1 per cent of ___MASK55___  s total population . The Ashanti Region and Kingdom of Ashanti and Ashantiland is known for its major gold bar and cocoa production and also harbors the capital city of Kumasi . The Ashanti ( also spelled Asante ) Empire ( 1701  1957 ) was an Akan empire and kingdom in what is now modern - day ___MASK55___ . The Ashanti Empire expanded from Ashanti to include the Brong - Ahafo , Central region , Eastern region , Greater Accra region , and Western region , of present - day ___MASK55___ . The Ashanti benefited from early firearm adoption . Combined with effective strategy , they fashioned an empire that stretched from central ___MASK55___ to the present - day Ivory Coast . Due to the empire ' s military prowess , wealth , architecture , sophisticated hierarchy and culture , Ashanti has been extensively studied and has more historiographies by European , primarily British , authors than almost any other indigenous culture of Sub - Saharan Africa . ___MASK15___ or Côte d ' Ivoire , officially named the Republic of Côte d ' Ivoire , is a country located in West Africa . ___MASK15___ ' s political capital is Yamoussoukro , and its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan . Its bordering countries are Guinea and ___MASK63___ in the west , ___MASK53___ and ___MASK57___ in the north , and ___MASK55___ in the east . The Gulf of Guinea ( Atlantic Ocean ) is located south of ___MASK15___ . Sub - Saharan Africa is , geographically , the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara desert . According to the UN , it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara . It contrasts with North Africa , whose territories are part of the League of ___MASK75___ states within the ___MASK75___ world . ___MASK11___ , Djibouti , Comoros and ___MASK62___ are geographically in Sub - Saharan Africa , but are likewise ___MASK75___ states and part of the ___MASK75___ world . Ashanti , ( rightly Asante ) , are a nation and ethnic group native to the Ashanti Region of modern - day ___MASK55___ .