Lynched Ghana soldier to get state funeral

The Ghanaian soldier who was lynched by a mob after being mistaken for an armed robber will get a state burial, President Nana Akufo Addo has said.

Major Maxwell Mahama was serving in Ghana’s central region part of a unit that was attempting to tackle the problem of illegal mining.

After visiting the family, the president announced that the government would set up a memorial fund with the aim of raising more than $100,000 (£77,000).

Mr Akufo Addo also posthumously promoted the dead soldier from the rank of captain to major. BBC