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Ghana Helicopter Crash Claims Eight Lives, Including Two Cabinet Members
ASHANTI REGION, GHANA, AUG 6 – Eight people, including Defence and Environment Ministers, died in a Ghana Air Force helicopter crash near Adansi Sikaman; investigation points to possible engine failure but foul play remains unconfirmed.
- On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, a Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter crashed at Adansi Sikaman, killing 8, including Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
- Earlier this year, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, led efforts against illegal, informal gold mining as Muhammed was serving in that role.
- Authorities confirmed that at around 09:00 am, the helicopter lost contact shortly after departing from Accra, with eight on board including three crew members and five passengers, and no survivors.
- Amid national grief, President John Mahama declared a day of mourning and ordered flags at half-mast across government buildings.
- As investigations begin, Ghana’s Armed Forces said investigations into the crash have commenced and grounded all Z-9 helicopters, with preliminary findings suggesting possible engine failure.
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Havana, Aug. 7 (EFE).- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed his condolences to the Government of Ghana this Thursday following the helicopter accident in which eight people were killed, including two African ministers.
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LBCTwo Ghanaian ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash
Ghana's defence minister Edward Omane Boamah died in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday along with four other officials and three airforce crew, the government said.
Ghana’s Defence and Environment Ministers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash - teleSUR English
A military helicopter crash in central Ghana on Wednesday claimed the lives of eight people, including the country’s defence and environment ministers, in one of the deadliest air disasters in more than a decade. RELATED: Ghana Confirms First Mpox Death Amid Surge in Infections Across West Africa The Z-9 military helicopter departed from the capital, Accra, on Wednesday morning and was en route to Obuasi in the Ashanti region when it lost radar …
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