Guns and Ships: The Cabinet of Amfo Otu and Kwesi Edu, 1871


How does a ragtag army, refusing to cower, somehow defeat a global superpower? That’s up to the delegates in the Cabinet of the recently elected leaders of the Fante Confederacy, Amfo Otu and Kwesi Edu.

The Fante Confederacy was an independent state in southern Ghana run by merchants, who facilitated trade between the inland Ashanti Confederacy and external sea powers. Besieged on all sides by military conflict with the Ashanti and the interference of the British and Dutch colonial powers, the Fante Confederacy carved out an independent, democratic governance. Surrounded by colonial European powers, the Fante refused to surrender and effectively liberated the region from Dutch rule, but success merely begets deeper troubles.

The Brits began bribing the Fante, stoking internal conflict and challenging Fante unity, just as economic crisis hit Fanteland. Bogged down by years of fighting the Dutch, the Fante struggled to fund basic governance projects, from road-building to education to establishing an independent judiciary. In 1871, the Fante reconfigured the government with a democratic constitution and Amfo Otu and Kwesi Edu were elected as co-King-Presidents. It is up to Otu, Edi, and the new government to stand up to colonial rule, while building an independent nation from the ground up. Will the Fante Confederacy become the lone success story, or will its democratic aspirations crumble from foreign interference and domestic unrest? For this to succeed, there is someone else we need – the delegates! The world will never be the same.

Chair:
Anshuraj Pal

  • Anshuraj Pal is a member of Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences Class of 2027, studying Economics and Government. He calls the great city of Mumbai, India, his home. This is his third time staffing NCSC and his second time chairing at NCSC! He has also staffed at NAIMUN LXI and chaired at NAIMUN LXII. In his free time, you might catch Anshuraj watching various sports, ranging from soccer to Formula 1 to basketball (He supports FC Barcelona and his local club, MCFC in soccer, Ferrari, and the Warriors). If he is not watching sports, he has his AirPods plugged in, probably listening to either Lana Del Rey, Radiohead, Frank Ocean or Fleetwood Mac, singing off-key while trying to do his assignments. On campus, Anshu, as he likes to be called, is involved with GU Politics and the Georgetown Coalition for Workers' Rights. Anshu is incredibly excited to be your Chair and cannot wait to meet everybody at NCSC LIII. 

CRisis Manager:
Aditya Vishahan

  • Aditya Vishahan is a member of the class of 2026 at the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. Although he was born in India, he moved to Edison, New Jersey, where he spent most of his life. Aditya is a Government Major and Economics minor. Aditya has served as a Crisis Analyst, Director, and Chair during past NAIMUN and NCSC Conferences. On campus, Aditya is involved with Georgetown’s International Relations Club, Georgetown University College Democrats, and GU Politics. In his free time, Aditya loves to cook, play tennis with his friends, and is currently learning how to play the guitar.  Aditya is incredibly excited to be the Crisis Manager for the Guns and Ships: The Cabinet of Amfo Otu and Kwesi Edu, 1871 committee, and cannot wait to meet everyone at NCSC LIII!

USG: Ava Manaker

This committee is in the Cabinets Organ, and your Under-Secretary General is Ava Manaker. Committees in this organ are governmental crises with around 20 delegates.


If you have any questions about your committee, please reach out to a.manaker@modelun.org.