ACCRA, Nov 4 - The mother of a Ghanaian teenager who was fatally shot in New York departed for the United States on Wednesday after President Donald Trump intervened to grant her a visa to travel to attend her son's funeral. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old who was fatally shot in the Bronx last week.

Javits Frimpong’s mother is set to get a US visa to say goodbye to her son after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump has agreed to grant it.

Javits Frimpong was on his way to school when he was shot in a neighborhood in the Bronx. He was 15 years old.

Javits Frimpong was on his way to school when he was shot in a neighborhood in the Bronx. He was 15 years old.

Javits Frimpong was on his way to school when he was shot in a neighborhood in the Bronx. He was 15 years old.

The teen, Javits Frimpong, was on his way to school in a Bronx neighborhood shortly before 9:30 a.m. Thursday when he was shot in the abdomen, New York City police said.