ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | The Ghanaian government has confirmed that eight people, including two senior ministers, were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. Minister of Defense Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Murtala Muhammed were killed in the crash, Julius Debrah, …
Read More »UPDF dispatches team to probe military helicopter crash in Somalia
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s military has dispatched a team to investigate the deadly helicopter crash that killed five peacekeepers and injured six others in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Felix Kulayigye, Uganda’s military spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone that the team will investigate …
Read More »SOMALIA: 5 feared dead in Ugandan military helicopter crash
KAMPALA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said Wednesday that one of its helicopters crashed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with five of the eight people on board feared dead. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the Ugandan military, told Xinhua by telephone that three of those on board survived, while …
Read More »Manafwa man thanks God after sh29m compensation for house destroyed by presidential helicopter
“All of this was only possible because of the professionalism of the force and the careful handling of the citizens as continuously guided by President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the UPDF,” said Maj. Newton Isaac Namazima Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Godwin …
Read More »ELEVATE: Uganda’s first luxury Helicopter Safari takes flight
TOURISM FEATURE | A new chapter in luxury travel has taken flight with the launch of ELEVATE, Uganda’s first luxury helicopter safari adventure. This exclusive experience, born from a collaboration between Nile Safari Lodge, Kampala Executive Aviation (KEA), and NOVAM Ltd., offers travellers a chance to witness the …
Read More »What might have caused the helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president?
Helicopters are more dangerous than planes ANALYSIS | SCOTT NEUMAN | The crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several other top officials on May 19 was the latest high-profile deadly helicopter accident in recent years. For most people, the death of retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter …
Read More »Iran mourns President Raisi after tragic helicopter crash
TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after his helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northwestern region on Sunday. Iran’s official news agency IRNA confirmed the deaths of Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor of East Azarbaijan Province Malek Rahmati, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali …
Read More »UPDF helicopter in fatal crash in Kabarole
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter gunship crashed in Kabarole District. The helicopter crashed on Tuesday at 2:30 pm in Nyamisingiri village, Bwanika parish Kichwamba sub-county. It was headed to DR Congo after taking off from Ssaka Airfield. According to eyewitnesses, …
Read More »Kobe Bryant’s family to receive almost 29 mln USD from L.A. County for leaking helicopter crash photos
Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | The family of late NBA star Kobe Bryant will receive a 28.85 million U.S. dollars settlement from Los Angeles County, in the western U.S. state of California, over the retired NBA star helicopter crash photos. The settlement would resolve all claims involving the county, Mira …
Read More »DR Congo accuses M23 of shooting at MONUSCO helicopter
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday condemned the attack on a helicopter of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) on the outskirts of the city of Goma, the capital of the eastern North Kivu province. …
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