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Ghana's Defence, Environment ministers killed in helicopter crash

The chopper dropped off the radar on Wednesday afternoo. [Representational image, Canva]

Ghana's Defence and Environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar.

Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama's Defence Minister earlier this year, shortly after Mahama's swearing-in in January.

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