Ethiopia: Anguished families of crash victims find nothing to bury
HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — It was too much to bear. She feared she would have nothing of her loved one, no body, no remains to bury. She took handfuls of dirt and flung it in…
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French Experts Begin Analysis of Ethiopian Boeing’s ‘Black Boxes’
French aviation investigators began analyzing the flight data recorders Thursday from the American-made jetliner that crashed in Ethiopia Sunday, killing 157 people from about 30 countries. The crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max…
Germany will not analyze Ethiopian Airlines black box
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) said on Wednesday it will not analyse the black box from the Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet which crashed soon after taking off from Addis…
Ethiopia: Crash pilot had in-plane issues, victims mourned
GORA-BOKKA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – The Ethiopian Airlines pilot whose jet crashed killing 157 people had reported internal control problems, the firm said on Wednesday, as it prepared to send the black boxes to Europe from…
Ethiopia: Crashed plane ‘slid directly into the ground’
HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 3:20 p.m. A pilot who saw the Ethiopian Airlines crash site minutes after the disaster says the plane appeared to have “slid…
Ethiopia: Government officials, doctors among Ethiopian crash victims
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Three Austrian physicians. The co-founder of an international aid organization. A career ambassador. The wife and children of a Slovak legislator. A Nigerian-born Canadian college professor, author and satirist. They…
Ethiopia: Member of Somalia PM’s Staff Among Dead in Plane Crash
Somali officials and relatives have confirmed that a member of the Somali prime minister’s staff was among the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday. Abdishakur Mohamed Shahaad had worked at Somali Prime Minister…
Ethiopia: Airline Flight Crashes, Killing 157
An Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday morning, killing all 157 people onboard. The state-run Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation said the flight that went down near the city of Bishoftu carried…
Ethiopia: Estimated $1.3 billion needed to assist displaced people
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia is appealing for $1.3 billion from the international community to assist 8.3 million displaced due to ethnic conflict as well those vulnerable to climate shocks and disease. “As I…
British Museum Agrees to Return Emperor’s Hair to Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA — Two locks of hair belonging to widely revered Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros will be repatriated after a request from Addis Ababa, the National Army Museum in Britain announced Monday, as more African countries…