Did you know that in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire there is a people for whom gold is not just a metal but a soul? Today, we dive into the world of the Agni, guardians of the Akan tradition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It all begins in the 18th century. Fleeing wars in present-day Ghana, the Agni cross the border led by visionary chiefs. They settle in the Sanwi, the Ind\u00e9ni\u00e9 and the Moronou. They are the direct cousins of the Ashanti!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chez les Agni, la structure est sacr\u00e9e. On parle de Royaumes. Le Roi est le garant de l\u2019unit\u00e9. Et attention, ici le pouvoir se transmet par les femmes: c’est le syst\u00e8me matrilin\u00e9aire. C\u2019est l’oncle maternel qui transmet le flambeau!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Agni believe in a creator God, but communicate with the ancestors through the Komians. The highlight? The Yam Festival! It is the Agni New Year. The sacred stools are purified, thanks are given for the harvest and above all… everyone eats! It is the moment when the culture shines at its brightest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proud to be Agni, or in love with Ivorian culture? <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saviez-vous qu\u2019en C\u00f4te d’Ivoire, il existe un peuple o\u00f9 l’or n’est pas qu’un m\u00e9tal, mais une \u00e2me ? Aujourd’hui, on plonge chez les Agni, les gardiens de la tradition Akan ! Tout commence au 18\u00e8me si\u00e8cle. Fuyant les guerres au Ghana actuel, les Agni traversent la fronti\u00e8re sous la conduite de chefs visionnaires. Ils s’installent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":264,"featured_media":6995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[632],"tags":[639,640],"class_list":["post-6994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-ivoirienne","tag-agni","tag-peuple-agni-origine"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_l16iujl16iujl16i.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6994"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7396,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6994\/revisions\/7396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimesgriots.com\/en_US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}