2024-11-23
20 分钟After publicly criticising the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, journalist Afia Pokua had to apologise following a strict traditional protocol. BBC Africa's Daniel Dadzie explains how royal apologies work in Ghana, and why Afia didn't get a pardon. Plus, how to say 'I'm sorry' in Urdu, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Tajiki - and why some people in Hong Kong feel taxi drivers owe them an apology, with Martin Yip from BBC Chinese. Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean. (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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I guess it's not every day that you end up offending a king, but let's say you did.
Would you know how to apologize to him?
Recently in Ghana, a journalist made some comments on television about the king of the Asante tribe.
And soon she found herself at his palace apologizing.
But the whole thing didn't go down very well.
Daniel Dadze of BBC Africa is from Ghana, and I spoke to him to find out about the protocols and what went wrong with the apology.
So the Asante tribe, or the Ashanti tribe, it's one of the largest tribes in Ghana, has a very rich history, one of the most respected tribes in the country.
So there's an interesting fact about the Ashantis.