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Breaking News: Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings dies aged 76

Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has died at the Ridge Hospital at the age of 76.

Family sources say she passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025.

Nana Konadu, wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, was a prominent political figure and a leading advocate for women’s empowerment. She served as First Lady from 1979 to 2001 and in 2016 became the first woman to contest the presidency in Ghana’s history.

Tributes have begun pouring in from across the country as Ghanaians mourn the loss of one of the nation’s most influential women.

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Efo Korsi Senyo

Efo Korsi Senyo is the Executive Editor of AMN - publishers of AwakeNews.com.gh, Awake Africa Magazine and Awake TV. He has over 12years experience in journalism specialized in investigative journalism. Get in touch with him via editor@awakenews.com.gh

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