Ghana Loses Its Former First Lady, ‘Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings’
October 23, 2025
5:06 pm
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, influential advocate for women’s empowerment and widow of Ghana’s ex-president Jerry John Rawlings, dies at age 76.
Ghana is in mourning following the death of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, a prominent political figure and former First Lady, who passed away on Thursday morning, October 23, 2025, at the age of 76 after a brief illness.
Nana Konadu, the widow of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, was widely regarded as a powerful voice for women’s empowerment and social progress. Her death marks the end of an era that shaped Ghana’s modern political identity.
Her passing was confirmed by …
