The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed sorrow over the helicopter crash in Ghana’s Ashanti Region that killed eight people, including two government ministers.
Ghana’s Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, 50, were among those who died in what Chief of Staff Julius Debrah called a “national tragedy.”
The Z9 military helicopter went off the radar after taking off from Accra at 09:12 GMT. It was en route to Obuasi for an event focused on tackling illegal mining.
The cause of the crash is still unknown. In response, Ghana’s Chief of Staff ordered national flags to be flown at half-mast.
Also among the deceased were Deputy National Security Coordinator and former Agriculture Minister Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, and Samuel Sarpong, Vice-Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress.
The helicopter crew members were identified as Squadron Leader Peter Bafemi Anala, Flying Officer Manin Twum-Ampadu, and Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.
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