Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, distinguished journalist and Board Chairman of the Ghana News Agency, has passed away in London after a short illness with cancer.

He died on Monday, May 26, 2025, at age 74.

Nana Gyan-Apenteng, former editor and columnist of The Mirror weekly newspaper, was the Apagyahene of Tafo Eti in the Eastern Region.

He was also a former member and Chairman of the National Media Commission.

He also served as president of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW).

He was deputy editor of the erstwhile London-based West Africa magazine in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Returning to Ghana in the 1990s, Nana Gyan-Apenteng worked with the Third World Network as head of the non-governmental organization’s communication unit and editor of its monthly magazine, Africa Agenda.

He served as media trainer and communication consultant for several corporate, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations including: the telecoms giant MTN, some UN agencies, the Media Foundation for West Africa, STAR Ghana and others.

He wad a graduate of Apam Secondary School and the University of Ghana, Legon.

He is survived by six children.

Burial and funeral arrangements will be announced by the family in due course.