GHANA’S FORMER FIRST LADY, NANA KONADU RAWLINGS HAS DIED

Ghana’s former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has died
at the age of 76.
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‎She was the widow of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John
Rawlings, who died five years ago after leading two coups and later
serving as an elected president.
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‎Presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu confirmed that
Agyeman-Rawlings died on Thursday morning after a short illness.
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‎Tributes have since poured in on social media for the former first lady,
politician, and women’s rights advocate.
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‎Her family visited President John Mahama later in the day to officially
inform him of her passing. Mahama leads the National Democratic
Congress (NDC), the party founded by her late husband.
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‎Born in November 1948 in Cape Coast, she studied art and textiles at
university and married Jerry Rawlings in 1977.
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‎The couple had four children, including Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings,
an NDC Member of Parliament.
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‎Ghana’s parliament has adjourned in her honor as the nation prepares
to officially mourn one of its most influential female figures.