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In the ever-evolving landscape of global aviation, the year 2024 beckoned with both challenges and achievements. A reminder of both human enterprise and its vulnerabilities, Africa's aviation landscape serves as a poignant reflection of this dual narrative. With ten incidents recorded, Africa positioned itself as the region with the second-highest number of plane crashes. An unsettling statistic indeed, it mirrors the perpetual conflict between ambition and the precarious nature of modern advancements. African…

Ethiopian Military Chopper Goes Down in Bahir Dar, Amhara NAIROBI, Kenya – This past Saturday, a helicopter belonging to Ethiopia's Air Force took a nosedive at Belay Zeleke International Airport located in Bahir Dar. Details on who was on board are sparse, as per media reports. The mishap happened around noon in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara region. An airport worker, in a chat with Meseret Media, acknowledged the incident occurred but couldn't spill any more beans. There are zero updates on what caused the crash…

American Drone Takes a Nosedive in Somali Turf MOGADISHU, Somalia - Earlier this week, a U.S. military drone crashed in southern Somalia, as confirmed by the U.S. Africa Command. This disclosure ended swirling rumors about the machine’s ownership, pivotal in battling the Al-Shabaab insurgency. Initial chatter in the area sparked curiosity, with speculation floating around a possible Turkish drone crash in the Al-Shabaab-occupied town of Farsoley, in Lower Shabelle. This town sits about 130 km southwest of Somalia's…

Quote: "In the shadows of southern Somalia, significant developments are unfolding." These words best encapsulate the essence of a recent occurrence involving a drone crash in a location still under the sway of the militant group Al-Shabaab. On a seemingly typical Tuesday, an unexpected event stirred the atmosphere in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. Villagers in Farsooley, a small hamlet under Al-Shabaab's dominion, observed something unusual—a Turkish-made drone, armed to the teeth with missiles, took an…

Helicopter Crashes While Transporting Peacekeepers in Southern Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia — On Thursday, a military chopper went down near the edges of Mogadishu, the heart of Somalia, while transporting peacekeepers from the African Union. Sources within the security apparatus revealed the crash involved personnel from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), among them three Ugandan personnel, all of whom made it out alive. Speaking on the hush-hush to Axadle due to the lack of clearance to jabber about it…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Kenyan plane crashed into a closed Burohache airstrip in El-Wak, Somalia, authorities said, minutes before its scheduled landing at Mandera airport in northeast Kenya, where he makes regular trips. Officials said plane number 5Y-GRS DAC Aviation International De Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi and had 45 passengers on board. The Burohache military airstrip where it landed was closed for renovation. The 45 passengers on the plane were safely evacuated by the…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday known as for an finish to road protests within the nation as authorities within the business capital Lagos struggled to implement a curfew imposed to comprise anger over a fierce assault on anti-police protesters. Photographs fired and smoke rose from at the very least two fires…