The Queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, has passed on at the age of 98. Her passing was formally communicated by the Oyoko Roy
The Queenmother of the Asante Kingdom, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, has passed on at the age of 98.
Her passing was formally communicated by the Oyoko Royal Family to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, during an emergency sitting of the Asanteman Traditional Council on Monday, August 11, 2025.
Born Nana Ama Konadu, she was the 14th occupant of the revered Asantehemaa stool and the biological sister of the Asantehene. She ascended to the position five years ago after the death of her mother and predecessor, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II.
Throughout her reign, Nana Konadu Yiadom III earned widespread respect for her wisdom, loyalty, and dedication to Asante traditions. She played a pivotal role in upholding the cultural heritage of Asanteman, offering steadfast support to the reign of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
Family sources indicate she passed away in the early hours of Thursday, August 7, 2025. While details remain scant, the Manhyia Palace is expected to officially announce her death and release funeral arrangements once all customary rites for the passing of royalty have been completed.
She was born in 1927 at Benyaade Shrine at Merdan, a small town located at Kwadaso, Kumasi, in the days of the restoration of the Asante Confederacy.
She was born to Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, Asantehemaa, who reigned from 1977 to 2016. Her father was known as Opanin Kofi Fofie, known popularly as Koofie or Keewuo, a carpenter by profession from Besease near Atimatim in Kumasi.
At a very tender age, just when she was a little over a year old and being breastfed, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, Asantehemaa, was separated from her biological mother and given to her aunt (mother’s sister), Nana Afia Konadu, at Ashanti New Town (Ash-Town), a suburb of Kumasi.
Nanahemaa never had any formal education, but she underwent a rigorous and quality informal education, learning a lot of things which were not taught in the classroom.
She was initiated and underwent puberty rites together with her niece, Nana Abena Ansa, in their early teens. She married Opanin Kwame Boateng, a blacksmith by profession from Aduman in Kumasi.
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