BREAKING: Ghana’s Defence, Environment Ministers Killed In Helicopter Crash(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash on 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. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed was serving as the minister of environment, science and technology. Boamah was helming Ghana’s defence ministry at a time when jihadist activity across its northern border in Burkina Faso had become increasingly restive. A medical doctor by training, Boamah’s career in government included stints as communications minister during Mahama’s previous 2012-2017 tenure.