Berichte und Unterlagen zur Bankeninitiative sowohl von KEM als auch von Arbeitsgruppen des SEK, zudem gedrucktes Informationsmaterial zur Bankeninitiative.
Die Akten enthalten sowohl Unterlagen zur Vorgeschichte der Kampagne ab 1995 als auch Material zur Kampagne selbst bis in die 2000er Jahre. Ebenfalls enthalten sind das "Manifest engagierter Christen und Christinnen" sowie Reaktionen darauf.
From the Basel Mission's point of view Anum is the best cotton market in the upper Volta region. Though Boso market gets a lot of cotton, the amounts are in fact less than what comes to Anum, and Boso is further from the river. Uncleansed cotton can…
There is a long report on this event in Heidenbote 1888, pp 17-20, in which the Eisenschmid letter plays a prominent part. In the unpublished section of the report Eisenschmid says that groups of Christians were waiting on the Kukurantumi-Kibi road…
Eisenschmid was present as well as Mohr and Rösler. This suggests assigning £128 to repairs etc. at Kibi Mission House, including £68 for furniture and £20 for the Library. The school buildings are assigned £45, and the Kibi catechists’ houses etc.…
The report is also to be found in Heidenbote 1888 pp.9-11. Reports that it is three weeks since they heard news that the Christians were to return to Kibi, but Lethhridge is involved on a journey via Akyeaae to Asuum and this is delaying…
This report seems to have been printed in full in Heidenbote 1888 pp2-4. Reports a trip around the West Akim outstations. He writes that some groups of Christians have returned to their homes, others have gathered together and are living as…
Lists the four chiefs who are being forced to sign the bond of peace, but omits Osenase and adds instead Okyereso. Obomosu and Akyease have signified that they will not meet Lethbridge in Kibi for this purpose. Apparently the idea at this stage was…
Of the six pupils in the senior class in the Kibi school at the beginning of the school year, three had got as far as examination to enter the Middle School. Of the other three one had been taken by his parents to the coast and died, one had gone to…
Governor Griffith's letter suggesting Mohr should be posted away from Akim had arrived in the hands of the Mission the day after he sailed away. And this was after Mohr had been in Osu for three weeks; and could have answered the allegations had they…
There are papers about the suspension without pay of Evang. G. Botwe called to Begoro to attend lessons he had refused to do so, and informed them that he was going to Nsakye to make farm. He was literate, but not very well educated.
The Akim chiefs are bonded to keep the peace on pain of £1000 fine. Complaining about the character of the English response to the Akim problem he reports that the Akim chiefs had been called to Begoro on a certain date - none came, and later a…
Complains about the dealy involved in settling the matter in Akim. Lethbridge has no troops now, and this gives the Akim chiefs room for manoeuvre. The £500 has been collected. A ‘Bond of Peace' is being prepared. Turton (Colonial Secretary) is…
Includes the news that the high court in Accra had found against the prosecution in the case in which Bosompem was involved. The Christians broke out into song-in the court building; and into the night paraded around the streets of the town singing.…
According to Sitzler the command had been given to chain Mohr to the block while the Kibi troubles were afoot but the command coincided with the arrival of a messenger that with the news of the coming of-a Government’s officer. He criticises the…
The letter is marked private. Being called to the coast on 27th April, he had considered it necessary to take his wife to Aburi although her confinement was due on 9th May, but they had got to Aburi in 3 days, without any rain, and with no carrier…
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