Five Dead in Helicopter Crash on Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania’s Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) confirmed on Thursday, 25 December that five people died when a helicopter crashed at Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro on […]
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Ghana Mourns National Tragedy as Defence and Environment Ministers Die in Helicopter Crash
Ghana has been plunged into mourning following the deaths of Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment, Science and Technology, Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, who […]
Malagasy minister swims for hours after helicopter crash
Madagascar’s Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, General Serge Gellé, swam nearly 12 hours to reach the shore after the helicopter carrying him crashed into […]
Zimbabwean opposition leader dies in helicopter crash in USA
Exiled Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett and four other people were killed in a helicopter crash, it was officially announced on Thursday. Police confirmed Bennett’s […]
Benin’s PM survives helicopter-crash
Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou has survived a helicopter crash this weekend. Leonce Houngbadji, the spokesman for Benin’s Interior Ministry says the helicopter carrying Benin’s […]
Libya: Helicopter crash near Tripoli kills 14
At least 12 bodies have been recovered after a helicopter carrying 23 passengers including two high-ranking officers allied with the Islamist-backed Tripoli government crashed near […]
Iraq concludes billion dollar arms deal
Russia has become Iraq’s second biggest arms-supplier after a document issued at a meeting between Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, and Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry […]
Algeria Seeks Super Lynx Choppers
The Algerian government is seeking to purchase six Super Lynx 300 helicopters for its new Meko A200 frigates to be supplied by German navy. These […]