On August 6, 2025, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered heartfelt condolences to the people of Ghana following a devastating helicopter crash that claimed the lives of several senior officials.

Speaking on behalf of herself and the Italian Government, Prime Minister Meloni expressed deep sorrow over the loss of Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Edward Omane Boamah, and Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, along with other passengers aboard the aircraft.

This is a moment of profound grief,” Meloni stated, “and our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the entire nation of Ghana as they mourn this tragic event.