Ghana Declares Mourning After Ministers Killed in Helicopter Crash

Ghana has declared three days of national mourning after two government ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday.

The crash happened in a forested area in the south of the country. The helicopter was carrying three crew and five passengers. All eight people on board died.

Flags are flying at half-mast across Ghana.

Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the dead. They were flying from Accra to the southern town…