Nana Konadu Yiadom III: The Beloved Mother of Asanteman
With tributes still flowing for Nana Konadu Yiadom III, moments that captured her gracious spirit are being remembered — including a courtesy visit to Manhyia Palace on November 14, 2024, by Mrs. Lordina Mahama, wife of former President John Dramani Mahama.
She wasn’t just making a political visit—she came to see a mother.
“We cherish your love towards us,” she told the Queen.
“We came to pay homage. I couldn’t come here without coming to pay a visit to my mother and the owner of the land.”
The Queen welcomed her with open arms, listened attentively, and blessed her journey. It was a simple yet profound moment filled with respect, kindness, and love.
Today, as Asanteman mourns her loss, that meeting stands as a reminder of the many lives Nana Konadu Yiadom III touched with her kindness and grace.
One-week Observation
The Manhyia Palace has scheduled Thursday, August 21, 2025, for the one-week observation of the late Nana Konadu Yiadom III, the Asantehemaa and sister of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
The date was confirmed by the Asantehene on August 11, 2025, during a meeting of the Asanteman Council, where chiefs and elders were formally informed of her passing.
Watch video of the visit:
About the Asantehemaa
Born in 1927 at the Benyaade Shrine in Meredane, a small town in Kwadaso, Kumasi, Nana Konadu Yiadom III was the first daughter of Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II and Opanin Kofi Fofie. As an infant, she was entrusted to her aunt, Nana Afia Konadu, in Ashanti New Town, Kumasi, where she grew up receiving an informal education rich in cultural knowledge, discipline, and life skills.
During her teenage years, she underwent traditional puberty rites alongside her niece, Nana Abena Ansa, and later married Opanin Kwame Boateng, a blacksmith from Aduman, Kumasi. Known for her humility, compassion, and fairness, she earned deep respect across Asanteman.
In the mid-1990s, a prophecy foretold her future as Queen—a prediction fulfilled when she ascended the Nyarko Kusiamoah and Konadu Yiadom Stool on February 6, 2017, becoming the fourteenth Asantehemaa.
Her reign was distinguished by her advocacy for maternal health, promotion of breastfeeding, support for hospitals, and her efforts to maintain peace and unity within the Kingdom.
Story by Adwoa S. Danso
