Ghana: Nation in Pensive Mood – As Thousands Grieve Victims of Helicopter Crash

Thousands of mourners, on Saturday evening, converged on the forecourt of the State House in Accra to honour the memories of the eight persons who perished in a ghastly helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Led by President John Dramani Mahama, the mourners included Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Dr Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone and Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government and former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

Also in attendance…