France, Aug. 7 -- Ghana has declared three days of national mourning after two government ministers were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday.

The crash happened in a forested area in the south of the country. The helicopter was carrying three crew and five passengers. All eight people on board died.

Flags are flying at half-mast across Ghana.

Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed were among the dead. They were flying from Accra to the southern town of Obuasi when the crash happened, the presidency said.

"The president and government extend our condolences and sympathies to the families of our comrades and the servicemen who died in service to the country," said President ...