Tag: National Mourning
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Rawlings: Ghana declares seven days of national mourning
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of former President Jerry John Rawlings, who died on Thursday morning. In a statement issued by the Presidency in Accra, he said: “I have directed that all national flags should fly at half mast for the next seven days in…
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Zimbabwe declares days of national mourning for late national hero Mugabe
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday declared the late founding leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a national hero. Mugabe, 95, died Friday morning in Singapore, where he had been receiving medical treatment since April. In an address to the nation, Mnangagwa declared days of national mourning until Mugabe is buried. “Our party, ZANU-PF, has met…