The flight was bound for Nairobi, Kenya. “Pius Adesanmi was a towering figure in African and post-colonial scholarship, and his sudden loss is a tragedy,” said Benoit-Antoine Bacon, the university’s president. He had served in different capacities both at headquarters and abroad, including in Austria, Ivory Coast and Iran. The passengers included 32 Kenyan citizens, 18 people from Canada, nine from Ethiopia, nine from the UK, eight from each of Italy, China and the US, and seven from France. Read our full statement below. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore, Comoros … She had never really wanted to do anything else but work in animal welfare since she was a child. Senior Capt Yared Mulugeta Gatechew, who was of Kenyan and Ethiopian heritage, was the main pilot onflight 302 and had been working for the airline since November 2007. Fare thee well my chairman. We send our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Jonathan Seex and the entire Tamarind Group following the untimely demise of their group CEO who was on-board the ill-fated #ET302 flight. Save the Children said its child protection in emergencies adviser, Tamirat Mulu Demessie, was among the dead. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan. Before he came to Georgetown, he worked with groups helping refugees in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, the university said. 🙁https://t.co/0vuEKR53N9 pic.twitter.com/O7IvsZ1xoa, — The Wayward Archaeologist (@WorldArchaeolo1) March 10, 2019. The aid group’s president, Carlo Spini, his wife, Gabriella Viggiani, and its treasurer, Matteo Ravasio, were among eight Italians killed. A statement from the Chinese embassy in Addis Ababa said the Chinese victims included five men and three women, including one person from Hong Kong. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. Our heartfelt condolences to their families. We can’t believe this has happened. Today we mourn the tragic loss of seven WFP staff members who died in the plane crash in Ethiopia. Stay strong and focused during these trying times. The airline said 149 passengers and eight crew members were thought to be on the plane. One of the dynamic #Diaspora members #KarimSaafi from @forum_ADYFE perished in the crash. Sad news: Italian archaeologist Sebastiano Tusa and his wife were among the dead of the tragic Ethiopian Airlines plane crash today. A spokesman for the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said he was “deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives”. He loved his hotel. Rest in peace dear colleagues. Hussein Swaleh, the former secretary-general of the Football Kenya Federation, was named as being among the dead by Sofapaka Football Club. Pinterest. Rest in peace daddy 💛#ET302Crash, For more info @BBCBreaking , @SkyNews, @AJEnglish pic.twitter.com/bMlx0z5rBW, — Zipporah (Waithaka) Kuria 🦋 (@SimplyZippy) March 10, 2019, Today, we held a minute of silence at IOM Ghana, to mourn the death of our colleague Anne-Katrin Feigl and other UN Workers and passengers who lost their lives yesterday, during the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Our heartfelt condolences to those who lost loved ones. Her father, Adrian Toole, told Devon Live: “Joanna’s work was not a job, it was her vocation. His son Ben Kuria told the BBC his father, who lived in Hull for more than a decade before moving back to Kenya, was a generous man who “loved justice”. He was among other things an underwater archaeologist and was traveling to Ethiopia on business. Martin Hrnko worked for the Bubo travel agency and was travelling on vacation to Kenya, the agency said. Flight 302 passengers included 32 Kenyans, nine Britons and 22 people affiliated with the UN, Nadeem Badshah, Until we meet again. The Globe and Mail - The father of a young woman who died in the Boeing 737 MAX crash last year says federal officials told victims’ families approval of the beleaguered aircraft is “imminent.” Chris Moore, who lost his 24-year-old daughter Danielle in the tragedy, says Transport Canada’s head of civil aviation informed … The aircraft simulator used for the test is not a … He said she had been travelling to Nairobi to represent the FAO at the UN environment assembly. My thoughts are withher family, friends and colleagues. Russian news reports identified Polyakova and Polyakov as a married couple. The 24-year-old had been on a business trip to East Africa, where she planned to help set up new offices for her employer. Lwugi had been headed to Kenya to visit both of their parents, according to AP. He loved the work he was doing. Danielle Moore, 24, was travelling to the UN environment conference. Sarah Auffret, a French-British national living in Tromsoe, northern Norway, was on the plane, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators said. Siim Kiisler, the Estonian environment minister, said: “We have lost fellow delegates, interpreters and UN staff. The Norwegian Red Cross tweeted: “Our thoughts are with her next of kin. Her father Adrian told Sky News: "It's dreadful she won't be able to carry on her work. One of the youngest victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash is nine-month-old Canadian Rubi Pauls, who was on the way to Kenya from Ontario to … Tamirat Mulu Demessie was a technical adviser on child protection in emergencies and “worked tirelessly to ensure that vulnerable children are safe during humanitarian crises”, the charity said in a statement. Twitter. Tamarind Group, a hospitality company, announced “with immense shock and grief” that its chief executive, Jonathan Seex, was among the victims. Second Devon woman Sarah Auffret named among 157 killed in Ethiopia crash https://t.co/vmkQYaxFtr, — Tina Crowson (@TinaCrowson) March 11, 2019. Senior Capt Yared Mulugeta Gatechew, who was of Kenyan and Ethiopian heritage, was the main pilot onflight 302 and had been working for the airline since November 2007. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images A ntonis Mavropoulos knows he is lucky. He was returning home on the flight after working as the match commissioner in an African Champions League game in Egypt on Friday. The victims of flight ET 302 included 35 nationalities. Last Updated Mar 13, 2019 8:40 AM EDT Near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — At least eight of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash were confirmed Tuesday to … The Nairobi, Kenya-bound plane went … Our focus is on providing them with assistance in this difficult time pic.twitter.com/1wCY3UMH0q, — Norges Røde Kors (@rodekorsnorge) March 10, 2019. The German national Anne-Katrin Feigl was named as a victim of the crash by the International Organisation for Migration. Nadia Milleron and Michael Stumo lost their daughter, Samya Stumo in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019. She was on the way to Nairobi to talk about a Cleans Seas project in connection with this week’s UN conference, the company said in a statement. Joanna Toole, a 36-year-old from Exmouth, Devon, was also heading to Nairobi to attend the conference. The 49-year-old had recently represented Kenya at a UN conference in Paris and was on his way to Nairobi. Ryan Brown, the Johannesburg bureau chief for the news organisation Christian Science Monitor, tweeted that Glato had “a passion for sweet potatoes and how they could be used to improve food security in west Africa”. See the full statement regarding yesterday’s tragedy: — World Food Programme (@WFP) March 11, 2019, We’re deeply saddened by the tragic news from the #Crash of #EthiopianAirlines. Flowers laid during a memorial service for victims at the crash site of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 in Bishoftu. Among them were 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians and nine Ethiopians, with many involved in humanitarian work and heading to a United Nations environmental conference taking place in Kenya’s capital. He told the DevonLive website that Toole used to keep homing pigeons and pet rats and travelled to the remote Faroe Islands to prevent whaling. Waithaka, who had worked for Humberside probation trust, saw his son on Saturday in Croydon, south London, before heading off to Kenya via Addis Ababa. An Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed on 10 March, killing 157 people. One Irish national, Michael Ryan, was killed. The German development aid organization GIZ said one of its staff was also on the plane. CBC News has confirmed two of the victims in the Ethiopian Airlines crash are from Edmonton – Amina Ibrahim Odowaa and her daughter Safiya Faisal Ega, 5. Seth Jacobson and agency, Tue 12 Mar 2019 10.11 GMT Military officer elected head of Mali’s interim legislature, Iran extends restrictions as COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000, EU calls for probe into Palestinian teen’s killing by Israel, Bahrain says it will not allow imports from Israeli settlements, Syed Ali Shah Geelani: A life dedicated to Kashmir and its people, COVID-19: Moscow starts mass vaccination amid record cases, Thai king pardons, issues amnesty to tens of thousands in prison, US Supreme Court again asked to block Biden’s Pennsylvania win, Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights. She was on her way to a training course in Nairobi as part of her role as a junior professional officer at the organisation. A total of nine Britons are known to have been among the 157 dead after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed minutes after take-off. #RIP #Karim & thank U for your great work to the community. We all feel a profound senseof loss. There were no survivors. They lived in Brampton, outside Toronto. Anton Hrnko, a Slovakian politician, said his wife, Blanka, daughter, Michala, and son, Martin, were killed in the crash. Sarah Auffret, 30, another victim, was believed to be a French-British dual citizen. He hoped they'd missed their flight pic.twitter.com/mlrWzLII4s, — Andrea Huncar CBC (@andreahuncar) March 10, 2019. Joanna Toole, who worked for the UN, was the first British victim to be named. GIZ spokeswoman Tanja Stumpff said the woman was on a business trip. Other victims from Kenya included Hussein Swaleh, a former secretary general of the Football Kenya Federation, who was due to return home on the flight after working as the match commissioner in an African Champions League game in Egypt on Friday. Kodjo Glato was a professor at the University of Lomé. Anton Hrnko, a legislator for the ultranationalist Slovak National Party, said he was “in deep grief” over the deaths of his wife, Blanka; son, Martin; and daughter, Michala. He also served as secretary to the Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Cordoglio per la tragedia aerea di poche ore fa in #Etiopia. https://t.co/FvzGFs2uZt, — Sylvia Lopez-Ekra (@LopezEkra) March 11, 2019. At the opening of the UN assembly, delegates paid their respects with a moment of silence. As investigators sift through the remains of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet that went down on Sunday morning near Addis Ababa, more details have … As investigators sift through the remains of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet that went down on Sunday morning near Addis Ababa, more details have emerged about the 157 people on board who perished in the crash. Emergency services at the crash site of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday, March 10. The Plymouth University graduate was an environmental agent for the Norway-based Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators and had been travelling to the same UN event. Another Kenyan on the flight was Cedric Asiavugwa, a law student at Georgetown University in Washington DC. The Austrian foreign ministry spokesman, Peter Guschelbauer, said three doctors in their early 30s were onboard. You are in our prayers. At the time of his death, Bashua was on contract with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Fra le numerose vittime anche cooperanti italiani come Paolo Dieci, presidente di @CISPorg partner di UNICEF in Kenya Libano e Algeria https://t.co/0haH5Z0W7k, — UNICEF Italia (@UNICEF_Italia) March 10, 2019. We laughed about dressing alike.”, The Parable Of The Shower Head, One of my favorites by Prof. @pius_adesanmi RIP #PiusAdesanmi pic.twitter.com/1OIGFiBQjD, — Adeola Fayehun (@AdeolaFayehun) March 11, 2019, Spoke to the brother of the Edmonton mom on board the deadly Ethiopian Airlines flight. They will be deeply missed. Officials said at least 22 people affiliated with the organisation were killed in the crash, with some of the names yet to be disclosed. Her father, Adrian, described her as a “very soft and loving” woman whose “work was not a job – it was her vocation”. Taught me most of what I know. Ethiopian Airlines issued a list showing 35 nationalities among the dead, including 32 Kenyans and 18 Canadians. Sahra Hassan Said and her son Nasrudin Abdulkadir, both dual Somali-British nationals, were also confirmed among the dead. We’re totally devastated.”. Yekaterina Polyakova, her husband, Alexander Polyakov, and Sergei Vyalikov, all tourists, were among the Russians on the flight, said the Russian embassy in Ethiopia. Crash victim positive identification was announced on September 13, 2019. 0. Six members of one Canadian family were among those killed. A friend confirmed to Global News Monday that Micah John Messent, from Courtenay, B.C., was one of the victims killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash. “He was still limping a bit,” John said on Twitter. Hospitality company Tamarind Group announced “with immense shock and grief” that its Chief Executive, The Stockholm-based Civil Rights Defenders, an international human rights group, said employee, His mother, Christine Ryan, told broadcaster RTE “he never wanted a 9 to 5 job. Pius Adesanmi, a Nigerian-born professor with Carleton University in Ottawa, was on his way to a meeting of the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council in Nairobi, Nigeria’s representative to the panel, John O Oba, told The Associated Press news agency. Sincere condolences to Joanna Toole's family here in UK. Mohamed Ali says Amina Ibrahim Odowaa was well-loved w/ many friends & his niece Sofia Abdulkadir (name corrected) was friendly, funny w/ a mind of her own. A WFP spokesperson identified the victims as Virginia Chimenti and Maria Pilar Buzzetti. The Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services announced that four of its colleagues died in the crash. He put everything into his work.”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said: “Michael was doing life-changing work in Africa with the World Food Programme.”, The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it received the news of retired Ambassador. Joanna Toole, 36, originally from Devon, UK, died when the brand-new Boeing Max 8 went down just minutes after takeoff from Bole International Airport in Ethiopia, killing all 157 people on board. It’s been three days since an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 157 people on board. Boeing 737 Max won't fly again before August, says airline trade body, Ethiopia says pilots followed Boeing guidance before crash, Ethiopian Airlines crash: anti-stall system 'engaged repeatedly', Investigators 'believe Ethiopian 737 Max's anti-stall system activated', Boeing faces US lawsuit over Ethiopian Airlines crash. (CNN) Grief and sorrow know no borders, but Sunday's Ethiopian Airline crash is truly an international tragedy. All rights reserved. The World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed that two of the Italian victims worked for the Rome-based UN agency. Inger Andersen, the incoming UN environment chief, said the organisation was “devastated”. It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we canconfirm that we have lost our dear friend and colleague Josefin Ekermann, 30,in a tragic plane accident outside Addis Abeba. Our focus is on providing them with assistance in this difficult time.”. A monument for the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 Boeing 737 Max plane crash is seen during a memorial ceremony at the French … Ali said his sister, Catholic Relief Services said four of its Ethiopian staff members died. He recalled hosting Adesanmi in Berlin recently. Boeing upgrade will make anti-stall system 'more robust', Anti-stall system was 'in play' on Ethiopian's Boeing 737 Max, Boeing faces safety questions over 737 Max 8 jets. Adesanmi, the author of Naija No Dey Carry Last, a collection of satirical essays, was described as a “towering figure in African and postcolonial scholarship” by Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Carleton’s president and vice-chancellor. He was an intern with the Norwegian Refugee Council, based in Geneva, and had previously helped refugees in Jordan. The department’s director, Manuel Barange, tweeted he was “profoundly sad and lost for words”. We usually spend a bit more time saying goodbye, but yesterday it kind of just felt routine.”. Karoline Aadland, 28, was a programme finance coordinator for the Norwegian Red Cross. “I gave him a hug and shook his hand, because in my culture it’s more about the handshake than it is about the hug,” Kuria told BBC News. She added: “This is a house in mourning, but a house that doesn’t yet know all the facts.”. Tusa was also a noted underwater archaeologist. At least nine British nationals were on the flight, the Foreign Office said. pic.twitter.com/magbPzp4XD, — 360 Imaging Kenya 🇰🇪 (@360imagingke) March 10, 2019. Reverend Norman Tendis was a long-time pastor in the protestant congregation of St Ruprecht in Villach, Austria. Virginia Chimenti and Maria Pilar Buzzetti, who worked for the WFP, also died. Print. The Boeing 737 Max 8 plane was believed to be carrying 149 passengers and eight crew members. Our love to her family and loved ones.”. He leaves behind three children, aged 17, 19 and 20. Among the many victims [was] Paolo Dieci, president of the @CISPorg partner at UNICEF in Kenya Lebanon and Algeria. Story … 1. Hrnko, The Slovak National party MP said he was “in deep grief” over their deaths. At the time of his death, Bashu was on contract with the UN Economic Commission of Africa. The Nigerian foreign ministry said it received the news of his death “with great shock”. It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that four members of @CatholicRelief staff were killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash yesterday. On Tuesday, Sam Pegram, 25, an aid worker from Lancashire who was travelling to Nairobi to deliver a training programme, was named as one of them. #ET302 pic.twitter.com/F6ORgTalOm, — Save the Children US (@SavetheChildren) March 10, 2019. Abiodun Oluremi Bashua, a Nigerian ambassador, was also killed in the crash. Passengers of more than 35 nationalities were among the 157 people killed after an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed six minutes after takeoff on Sunday morning. Mohamed Hassan Ali confirmed that he had lost his sister and niece. The African Diaspora Youth Forum in Europe said its co-chairman, Karim Saafi, was on the flight and was due to represent it at a meeting with the African Union in Nairobi. WhatsApp. “I said we’ll probably see you at some point soon. Anthony Ngare, a former journalist who was working for the UN’s cultural agency Unesco as a deputy director of communications, also died. Four were working for a Chinese company and two had travelled to Ethiopia for “private matters”. The men were on their way to Zanzibar, he said, but he could not confirm the purpose of their trip. She was travelling with her husband, Prerit Dixit, 45, two daughters, Ashka, 14 and Anushka, 13, and parents Pannagesh Vaidya, 71, and Hansini Vaidya, 63. Ethiopian Airlines crash: Irish victim named as dad-of-two UN worker; Irishman Michael Ryan, who leaves behind a wife and two children, worked for … Derick Lwugi, an accountant with the City of Calgary, was also among the victims. Believed in my dreams more than I ever could! He had been flying to Kenya to work on a project with Unesco. 157 people were killed Sunday morning when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed just six minutes after takeoff. Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Guschelbauer confirmed that three Austrian doctors in their early 30s were on board the flight. “Everybody was very proud of her and the work she did; we’re still in a state of shock.”. Michael is survived by her husband and three children. pic.twitter.com/WnOh4c3Pxh, — Nick Mwendwa (@Nmwendwa) March 10, 2019, Cedric Asiavugwa, who studied international business and economic law at Georgetown University in Washington, was on his way to Nairobi after the death of his fiancee’s mother, the university said in a statement.Â. Barange said Toole, who lived in Rome, where the FAO is based, was “a wonderful human being who loved her work with a passion. First published on Sun 10 Mar 2019 17.14 GMT. Bashu was born in Ibadan in 1951 and joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1976. The 737 Max on the ground could take the first step towards being cleared for flight this week, according to the families of the victims of the crash. Three members of the humanitarian organisation Africa Tremila, based in Bergamo, were onboard. The family of an American woman killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash is now suing Boeing and the maker of the sensor at the center of the investigation. I express my condolences to those who lost loved ones in the crash.”. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. ReddIt. He added: “He conveys his heartfelt sympathies and solidarity to the victims’ families and loved ones, including those of United Nations staff members, as well as sincere condolences to the government and people of Ethiopia.”. The World Council of Churches said he was travelling to a UN environment summit in Nairobi. The airline stated that the flight's 149 passengers had 35 different nationalities. The first British victim to be named was Joanna Toole, a 36-year-old environmental campaigner from Exmouth, Devon, who worked for the fisheries and aquaculture department of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). When an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed, killing all onboard, the world lost nearly two dozen humanitarians from the United Nations. Many of the passengers were en route to the UN environment assembly in the Kenyan capital. Translation: Condolences for the aerial tragedy that took place a few hours ago in #Ethiopia. Email. Heartbreaking stories of Ethiopian Airline crash victims. You were doing what you loved most. Here are some of their stories. A fellow writer, the Nigerian satirist Elnathan John, said his friend had recently been injured in a car accident. Ryan worked for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) as a global deputy chief engineer, and had been on a work trip in Ethiopia. Nigeria’s government confirmed that Abiodun Oluremi Bashua, right, a former ambassador working for the United Nations Economic Commission for … Our thoughts are with her next of kin. The mayor of Brampton has described their loss as “unbelievably tragic”. State news agency RIA-Novosibirsk said the three were on a tourist trip. Pius Adesanmi, a Nigerian professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, also died on the flight. Nearly a hundred disaster victim identification (DVI) experts from 14 countries supported the Interpol Incident Response Team (IRT) mission. Pegram’s mother, Deborah, told the Lancashire Evening Post: “Sam was so looking forward to going to Nairobi. 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