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Six dead as AMREF aircraft crashes in Mwihoko, Kiambu County
Six dead as AMREF aircraft crashes in Mwihoko, Kiambu County
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 07, 2025

KCAA confirmed that the light aircraft that crashed in the Mwihoko area earlier this afternoon lost both radio and radar contact with Air Traffic Cont...

Ghana’s Defence, Environment ministers among eight killed in military helicopter crash
Ghana’s Defence, Environment ministers among eight killed in military helicopter crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

The accident occurred as the ministers and other officials were travelling aboard a Ghana Air Force Z-9 helicopter from the capital, Accra, to Obuasi,...

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and other world leaders who have died in helicopter crashes
Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and other world leaders who have died in helicopter crashes
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 20, 2024

They include Mozambique's Samora Machel, Macedonia's Boris Trajkovski, Rwanda’s Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundi's President Cyprien Ntaryamira.

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