​The Ghanaian Ministers of Defence and Environment killed in a helicopter accident 

  Edward Omane Boamah and Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were killed in a helicopter accident, carrying three crew members and three other passengers. The Ghanaian Ministers of Defence and Environment were killed on 6 August in a helicopter accident, the President announced, a few hours after the army reported the disappearance of an aircraft carrying three crew members and five passengers. The Minister of Defense, Edward Omane Boamah, and the Minister of the Environment, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, are among the victims of the crash in the south of the country, said Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff to President John Dramani Mahama. “The President and the Government extend their condolences and solidarity to the families of our comrades and the military fallen during their service for the Nation”, declared Julius Debrah. In addition to the above, the Commission notes that the Government of the DRC has provided financial support to the DRC in the form of loans and grants to the DRC. Disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff. The Ghanaian Air Force had reported that a military helicopter had disappeared from radar shortly after its takeoff from Accra, around 09:00 (local and GMT), in the direction of Obusi, north-west of the capital. The flags will be displayed in berne, announced by Julius Debrah. The Presidency has indicated that John Dramani Mahama has suspended all his official activities for the day. With AFP