Families of the 157 Ethiopian Airlines plane disaster were at the weekend given bags of scorched earth from the crash site in place of bodies for burial…
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Identifying Ethiopia crash victims may take six months
Identifying the remains of the 157 people killed in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash may take up to six months, the airline said in a document seen by AFP on Saturday. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 plummeted into a field minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa bound for Nairobi last Sunday, killing all on board. […]
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How I missed flying in Pius Adesanmi’s ill-fated plane ― Prof Dasylva
Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, Professor Ademola Dasylva, on Wednesday, gave account of how he could have also flown in the same ill-fated Ethopian aircraft that crashed killing Professor Pius Adesanmi and 156 others. Dasylva rendered this account during a series of activities like procession, rendition of tributes, readings and holding of candle […]
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With 18 Canadians dead, minister cites ‘terrible’ Ethiopia crash
Canada’s foreign minister on Sunday deplored the “terrible news” that 18 Canadian nationals were among the 157 people killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner. “Terrible news from Addis Ababa this morning,” Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Twitter. “My heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost loved ones.” She said the […]
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Nationalities on board crashed Ethiopian Airlines ET 302
Herewith the latest breakdown of the nationalities of most among the 157 people aboard Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines ET 302 which crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday morning. The list of 35 nationalities was tweeted by Ethiopian Airlines, with no destinction made between the 149 passengers and eight crew. The count is not […]
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IATA forecast $300m loss for African carriers in 2019
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has forecast bleak outing for Nigeria and African airlines in 2019 affirming that the continent’s carriers are expected to report a $300 million net loss . The projected loss is a slight improvement of $400 million net loss recorded in 2018. Director-General of IATA, Alexandre de Juniac made theRead More …
Clashes, looting in eastern Ethiopia
Residents in the volatile Somali region of eastern Ethiopia on Sunday reported riots, looting and ethnic attacks, as the US embassy in Addis Ababa advised its citizens to avoid the region. “Everybody is inside his home. Nobody is leaving,” said a resident of the regional capital Jigjiga who spoke on condition of anonymity. “So many […] …
