The African Kingdom of Gold - Britain and the Asante Treasure

About the author

Barnaby Phillips spent over twenty-five years as a journalist, reporting for the BBC from Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria and South Africa before joining Al Jazeera English. He is the author of Another Man’s War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain’s Forgotten African Army and Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes. He grew up in Kenya and now lives in London.

Product details

• Authors: Phillips Barnaby
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.02.2026
• EAN: 9781836431336
• ISBN: 978-1-83643-133-6
• Subjects: Portugal, Ghana, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, British Empire, HISTORY / Modern / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, c 1800 to c 1900, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Australasia, Oceania & other land areas, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies, Historical states, empires, territories and regions: Africa, Ashanti / Asante Empire / Kingdoms, African history: pre-colonial