{
  "id": 5300510,
  "title": "His Excellency Professor Yaw Safo Boafo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/his-excellency-professor-yaw-safo-boafo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:01:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/his-excellency-professor-yaw-safo-boafo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The esteemed Professor Yaw Safo Boafo, Embassador of the Ashanti Kingdom, has passed away. A series of mourning events have been scheduled to honor his memory. The burial service will take place on Saturday, 5th September, 2026, from 7am to 11am at Wesley Methodist Cathedral Church in Adum, Kumasi. The final funeral rites are planned for the following day, on Sunday, 6th September, 2026, from 1pm to 6pm at Heroes Park, Kumasi Sports Stadium. A separate Thanksgiving Service is set for the same Sunday, 6th September, 2026, at the same church, starting at 9am.\n\nThe late Professor Yaw Safo Boafo is survived by his widow, Mrs. Stella Boafo, and five children. His daughters reside in the United Kingdom, Ghana, and Canada. His son is a minister in Accra. The family is deeply saddened by his loss and invites all friends and sympathizers to join them in mourning.",
  "summary": "Nana Okyere Kusi Ntrama, Essumeja Omanhene, His Excellency Mr. John Agyekum Kuffour, (Former President of Ghana), His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, (Former President of Ghana), His Excellency Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia (Former Vice President of Ghana), Hon, Lawyer SK Boafo (Former Ashanti Regional Minister & Former Minister for Chieftancy & Culture and current Chairman of the National…",
  "key_points": [
    "Professor Yaw Safo Boafo, Ashanti Kingdom ambassador, deceased.",
    "Burial service on 5 September 2026 at Wesley Methodist Cathedral, Kumasi.",
    "Final rites on 6 September 2026 at Heroes Park, Kumasi Sports Stadium."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}