However, in 2025, there was, yet another devastating day of disaster; one that is still fresh on the minds of many people. GhanaWeb, in retracing some of the big news stories of 2025, determines this day as the worst day of the presidency of John Dramani Mahama. That day, August 6, 2025, became a Black Wednesday that violently snuffed out the lives of 8 illustrious Ghanaians – politicians and soldiers of the Ghana Armed Forces. On the day, a Ghana Air Force Harbin Z-9 military helicopter crashed in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region, killing all eight people on board. During the state funeral for the 8 perished Ghanaians on August 15, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama described the loss from the helicopter crash as a "national tragedy."

Source: GhanaWeb December 30, 2025 09:17 UTC