Overview

• The Ghanaian Air Force Z9 helicopter lost radar contact shortly after departing Accra for Obuasi and crashed near the city, killing all eight on board.
• Among the victims were Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murturla Mohammed and several senior military officers.
• Chief of Staff Julius Debrah confirmed the identities of those killed at a press briefing and conveyed the government’s condolences to the bereaved families.
• President John Mahama canceled his remaining engagements, ordered flags flown at half-mast and declared a period of national mourning.
• Ghanaian military and aviation authorities have launched a formal inquiry into the accident, but the cause of the crash remains undetermined.