The late Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III
The Manhyia Palace in Ghana has announced the death of the Asante queen mother, Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene [King of Ghana’s Asante Kingdom] announced the death of the Asantehemaa on Monday, August 11, 2025, during an emergency meeting of the Asanteman Traditional Council held at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.
The public announcement of the royal’s death was in line with Asante tradition and custom.
According to Otumfuo, the Asantehemaa diedon Thursday, August 7, 2025.
He says the one-week traditional rite for the queen mother will be held on Thursday, 21 August, at the forecourt of the Manhyia Palace.
The late Asantehemaa succeeded her biological mother, the 13th Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem, who died in her sleep on November 15, 2015 at the age of 109.
Nana Konadu Yiadom III, who was also the elder sister of the current Asantehene, died at the age of 91 and was the 14th Asantehemaa in succession.
Tributes have been pouring in for the late revered Ghanaian royal.
Former Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, wrote on Facebook “It is with a heavy heart that I join His Majesty the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asanteman Council and Asanteman in mourning the passing of our dearest Queen Mother, Asantehemaa Nana Ama Konadu Yiadom III.”
He added “Nana, throughout her reign, remained an enduring symbol of unity, grace, and candour.”