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Ghanaian Businessman Found Dead In South Korea Hotel While Attending Korea-Africa Summit
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Ghanaian Businessman Found Dead In South Korea Hotel While Attending Korea-Africa Summit

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • A Ghanaian businessman was found dead at his hotel in Seoul while attending a Korea-Africa Summit event
  • The deceased, said to be in his 50s, was a company official from Ghana attending a business counselling event
  • The Korea-Africa Summit has delegations from 48 African nations, including 25 heads of state from the continent

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A businessman from Ghana was found dead at his hotel in Seoul on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, while attending a Korea-Africa Summit event.

According to Korea's Yonhap News Agency, police found no signs of foul play. The police suspect the man's death may have been caused by illness.

Ghanaian Businessman Found Dead In South Korea Hotel While Attending Korea-Africa Summit Event
The hotel he was staying at was in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam.
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The hotel he was staying at was in Seoul's southern district of Gangnam. The deceased, said to be in his 50s, was a company official from Ghana attending a business counselling event on the sidelines of the Korea-Africa Summit, which has delegations from 48 African nations, including 25 heads of state.

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The two-day event, which opened on Tuesday, focused on trade, technology, and investment.

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Korea will commit $14 billion in export financing to support Korean companies investing in Africa while increasing its official development assistance (ODA) to $10 billion by 2030. The President of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, announced this on Tuesday in Seoul at the opening of the summit.

Ghanaian girl in the UK killed tragically

Elianne Andam, a 15-year-old girl in the UK, was stabbed to death by a teenage boy in south London after she rejected flowers from him on September 27, 2023. Thousands of people trooped to south London for her memorial.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, sent a warning following the killing of the Ghanaian teenager. The killing of the girl also drew condemnation from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who said he was shocked.

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Teacher dies under mysterious circumstances

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported in a separate story that a young pupil-teacher, known as Ampong Kyeremeh, suddenly passed away in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region.

The death of Ampong, 35, threw the town where he taught into a state of mourning. Reports suggested that Ampong, a GES-approved teacher, may have taken his own life over his indebtedness.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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