Nana Konadu: Zanetor and Kimathi Rawlings Devastated As They’re Spotted After Mother’s Death
- The children of the late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings appeared heartbroken as they visited the Jubilee House to officially inform the President of their mother’s death
- Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings was visibly grief-stricken as she walked arm-in-arm with an elderly relative, while her brother Kimathi also looked downcast
- Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings reportedly died at the Ridge Hospital in Accra on October 23, 2025, after she was transported there following a short illness
The children of the late Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings appeared devastated as they were seen for the first time after their mother’s death.
Source: Instagram
Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, died at the Ridge Hospital in Accra on October 23, 2025. She was 76.
A high-level National Democratic Congress (NDC) executive and government appointee confirmed news of the passing to YEN.com.gh earlier on October 23.
"The sad news happened a while ago at the Ridge Hospital in Accra," the executive noted.
The former first lady’s death was also confirmed by several state news agencies, including the Ghana News Agency (GNA) and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC).
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was the wife of Ghana’s longest-serving head of state, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings, who was president from December 31, 1981, to January 7, 2001.
Below is a Facebook post announcing Nana Konadu's death.
Nana Konadu’s children devastated following her death
Following confirmation of her death, immediate members of the Rawlings family visited the Jubilee House to officially inform the President of the news.
Korle Klottey Member of Parliament (MP), Zanetor Agyemang Rawlings, and her brother, Kimathi Rawlings, were seen in a video departing the Jubilee House.
Both looked devastated over the tragic news, with Zanetor in evident difficulty as she battled with her grief.
She walked arm-in-arm with an elderly relative as they relied on each other for support.
The Instagram video of the Rawlings children at the Presidency is below.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings' profile
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region on November 17, 1948 and attended Achimota School, where she met her future husband.
She went on to study Art and Textiles at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, where she served as a student leader at Africa Hall.
A committed advocate for gender rights, Nana Konadu became the first woman to contest to be president in Ghana when she ran on the ticket of the National Democratic Party, which she founded after leaving the National Democratic Congress.
She contested once again in 2016 and 2020, but ended her campaign prematurely in 2020 after the death of her husband and former president, Jerry John Rawlings.
Source: Facebook
Nana Konadu's last video surfaces
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that a video of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings' last public appearance surfaced online after her death.
In the video, Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings beamed with a smile as she attended a wedding, where she watched the MC entertain her and other attendees before the commencement of the ceremony.
She later joined the MC, known as MC Manye as they danced Borborbor, the traditional dance of the Ewe people, in a heartwarming moment that has evoked sadness since her death.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
