The wreck of a plane that disappeared with 116 people on board on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algiers has been found in Mali, officials say. The Burkina Faso army said the plane, operated by Algeria's national airline Air Algerie, had crashed about 50km (30 miles) from the Burkinabe border. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane early on Thursday after pilots reported severe storms. The passengers included 51 French citizens. The McDonnell Douglas MD-83 - Flight AH 5017 - had
An Air Algerie flight crashed on Thursday en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, an Algerian aviation official said. There were few clear indications of what might have happened to the aircraft, or whether there were casualties, but Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedrago said it asked to change route at 0138 GMT because of a storm in the area. "I can confirm that it has crashed," the Algerian official told Reuters, declining to be
Algeria's national airline, Air Algerie, says it has lost contact with one of its planes flying from Burkina Faso to Algiers across the Sahara. Contact was lost about 50 minutes after take-off from Ouagadougou, it said. The plane was last seen at 0155 GMT. Flight AH 5017 had 110 passengers and six crew on board, Spanish airline Swiftair, which owns the plane, said. The pilot had contacted Niger's control tower in Niamey to change course because of a storm, correspondents say. Algerian and
A passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say. The domestic flight crashed near Magong airport on the outlying Penghu island, reports said. There were a total of 54 passengers and four crew on board, Taiwan's CNA news agency reported. Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported. Transport minister Yeh Kuang-Shih said that 47 people were killed and 11 were injured,
Organised labour will today embark on its nationwide strike in what could be the biggest demonstration by Ghanaians against government’s economic mismanagement, poor fiscal policies and growing hardship in the country in the last 15 years. Organised Labour, made up of the 18 affiliates of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and professional bodies and associations in the country, explained that the nationwide strike is intended to signal to the ruling party of labour’s disapproval of the recent hikes
Thousands of Ghanaian workers have today boycotted work to demonstrate against government’s economic mismanagement, poor fiscal policies and growing hardship in the country. As early as 6 am on Thursday, hundreds of people begun gathering at the various designated assembly points across the country to press home their demands for a better economic management, reduced corruption and the rising cost of living among others. The street protest, which is being spearheaded by organised labour could be
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) on Tuesday said many industries had collapsed in Ghana due to counterfeiting, piracy and infringement on intellectual property rights. The Association noted that the growing problem of counterfeiting and piracy poses many risks for businesses in the country and called for a legislative regime to harmonise laws on intellectual property
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) on Tuesday said many industries had collapsed in Ghana due to counterfeiting, piracy and infringement on intellectual property rights. The Association noted that the growing problem of counterfeiting and piracy poses many risks for businesses in the country and called for a legislative regime to harmonise laws on intellectual property
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