Petroleum Africa
Find us on: 
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Tragedy struck Algeria when a military plane crashed in a field near the capital of Algiers. According to witnesses, the plane’s wing caught fire shortly after taking off, and crashed a short time later.
The latest reported death toll according to state run media is 257, with most of them being military, the Ministry of Defense was cited as saying in an APS report. Also included in the 257 dead were 26 members of the Polisario Front, an Algerian-backed group fighting for the independence of neighboring Western Sahara, a territory also claimed by Morocco in a long-running dispute.
Ten crew and other people described the scene as family members died, and a number of survivors were being treated at an army hospital, the ministry added.
A source close to Polisario said that the dead included four refugee children and that around 30 refugees who had received medical treatment in the capital had been killed in all, according to a Reuters report.
" alt="Africa’s $824 Billion Debt Burden and Opaque Resource-Backed Loans Hinder its Potential">
" alt="African Refiners Ponder Threats to Energy Security for Africa as Transition Takes Center Stage">
" alt="Invictus Inks Gas Sales MOU to Deliver Power to Eureka Gold Mine">
" alt="Globeleq Acquires the 25 MWp Winnergy Solar PV Plant in Egypt">
" alt="Sintana Completes Well Testing at Mopane 1-X in Namibia">
" alt="Infill Drilling to Resume at the Ceiba Field in Equatorial Guinea">
" alt="Uganda National Oil Company Appoints New Executive">
" alt="World’s First Ammonia Dual-Fuel Aframaxes to be Developed by MISC">
