The richest tribe in Africa: The chief can marry 80 wives, the people's fingernails are covered in gold!

When it comes to Africa, most people will think that this is a poor, economically backward, and undeveloped land. But in reality, this is a continent with rich and abundant mineral resources.

Africa is considered the cradle of humanity. This is the origin of the Nile River - the longest river in the world. And the Nile River basin is also the birthplace of Egyptian civilization - one of the four great human civilizations.

Few people know that in Africa there is also an extremely wealthy tribe . This tribe has so much gold that they   can't even put it on their bodies or their nails .

That is the Ashanti tribe located in the south of Ghana, West Africa. The country of Ghana is a small, developing country. Estimated GDP of Ghana in 2022 is 85.96 billion USD, a number that is not too impressive.

This tribe has so much gold that they can't even put it on their bodies or their nails.

However, Ghana is a country that possesses abundant mineral resources and huge gold reserves, ranking 2nd in Africa and the 4th largest diamond reserves in the world. In addition, Ghana is also rich in oil reserves, iron ore and scarce manganese ore.

With a favorable position of possessing huge mineral reserves, this place can buy and sell gold easily at low prices . Gold in Ghana is really easy to find everywhere, it is said that as long as you see a river here, you can pick up golden sand there.

According to researchers' statistics, the gold mines here have been exploited for more than 500 years, but according to current mineral reserves, Ghanaians estimate that they can still be exploited for another 700 years.

Gold in Ghana is really easy to find everywhere, it is said that as long as you see a river here, you can pick up golden sand there.

The tribe is rich, wearing pounds of gold on their bodies

In the gold-rich country of Ghana, the Ashanti tribe is famous for owning the largest gold mines in Ghana . The people of the tribe have a luxurious life, women can wear pounds of gold on their bodies.

The Ashanti tribe has a population of about 3 million people, organized and living as a miniature, independent nation.

This tribe is very rich, they own a large chair made of solid gold. However, this golden chair is only used for worshiping on important occasions in the clan, no one is allowed to sit on it.

Ashanti people love to use jewelry, gold accessories , crowns, etc. to beautify themselves. Their gold accessories are exquisitely crafted and have diverse designs. Even their fingernails are covered in gold.

The people of the tribe have a luxurious life, women can wear pounds of gold on their bodies.

And like many other tribes in Africa, the Ashanti tribe practices polygamy . In particular, the patriarch of this tribe has up to 80 wives.

What surprised everyone was that the patriarch's wives lived together in harmony. They consider each other as sisters in the house and serve their husbands together.

The Ashanti tribe also applies the form of hereditary inheritance. The successor of the patriarch will inherit all the property of the previous patriarch, including his wife and concubines.

In particular, every time the patriarch goes out on a trip, it will be a special scene, similar to what the emperor did in ancient times when he brought many close servants along with 70 wives and concubines.