Ethiopia
The world of aviation struck since Sunday by a huge disaster. A flight of Ethiopian Airlines crashed on the ground making 157 victims from 35 nationalities. Back on some profiles of these victims.
They were diplomats, university professors, students, doctors, mothers, businessmen, tourists ... All died on Sunday in the flight of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 Ethiopian Airlines which ensured the liaison from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. In total, 157 victims, 35 nationalities around the world concerned. The Associated Press has traced the profiles of some of the victims.
Hussein Swaleh, Kenyan
Hussein Swaleh was a former secretary general of the Kenyan Football Federation. Still active in the African football scene, he traveled to Egypt on Friday to work as a match commissioner in a meeting of the African Champions League. He was returning home to Nairobi when he was trapped in the crash. The Kenyan football club Sofopaka announced his death.
Cedric Asiavugwa, Kenyan
At Georgetown University in Washington, Cedric Asiavugwa's management and friends are raving about him. In a statement released after the tragedy, the university said that Asiavugwa's family and friends "remembered him as a kind, compassionate and gentle soul, known for his admirably warm and contagious smile" .
The third-year commercial and economic law student was born and raised in Mombasa, Kenya. Prior to studying in Georgetow, he worked with refugee support groups in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. He was on his way to Nairobi after the death of his fiancée's mother, the university said in a statement.
Abiodun Oluremi Bashu, Nigerian
The Nigerian Foreign Ministry announced the news of the death of Abiodun Oluremi Bashu, a retired diplomat. Born in 1951 in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, Abiodun Oluremi Bashu began his diplomatic career in 1976. After years of practice in his country, he has held several foreign missions, particularly in Vienna (Austria), Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and Tehran (Iran). He has also been Secretary of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At the time of his death, Bashu was under contract with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian
Pius Adesanmi was a professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He was scheduled to attend a meeting of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union in Nairobi. Winner of the first Penguin Prize for non-fiction African literature in 2010, Pius Adesanmi is the author of the satirical essay collection "Naija No Dey Carry Last". A graduate of the Universities of Ilorin and Ibadan, Nigeria, and the University of British Columbia, he was also a former adjunct professor of comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University and just before his death, the director of the Institute. Carleton African Studies. The university paid tribute to him on his website.
Blanka Hrnko and her two children, Slovaks
Anton Hrnko, a member of the Slovak Parliament, said that his wife Blanka, his son Martin and his daughter Michala were killed in the crash. Employed for the Bubo travel agency, Blanka traveled to Kenya with her children for a vacation. President Andrej Kiska presented his condolences to MP Anton Hrnko.
Michael Ryan, Irish
Michael Ryan appeared on Sunday among the seven victims of the UN World Food Program in the tragedy of Ethiopian Airlines. Based in Rome, this engineer and humanitarian known as Mick is the father of two children. Before committing to Africa with WFP, he was also on the side of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He also helped the victims of the landslide in Nepal.
Joanna Toole, British
The 36-year-old was scheduled to attend the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. His father, Adrian, remains in shock. She was a "very sweet and loving" woman for whom "work was not work, but it was her vocation". "Everyone was very proud of her and her work. We are still in shock. Joanna was truly one of those people you will never hear anything bad about, "he told the DevonLive website. Joanna Toole lived in Devon County, South West England.
Ethiopia
The world of aviation struck since Sunday by a huge disaster. A flight of Ethiopian Airlines crashed on the ground making 157 victims from 35 nationalities. Back on some profiles of these victims.
They were diplomats, university professors, students, doctors, mothers, businessmen, tourists ... All died on Sunday in the flight of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 Ethiopian Airlines which ensured the liaison from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. In total, 157 victims, 35 nationalities around the world concerned. The Associated Press has traced the profiles of some of the victims.
Hussein Swaleh, Kenyan
Hussein Swaleh was a former secretary general of the Kenyan Football Federation. Still active in the African football scene, he traveled to Egypt on Friday to work as a match commissioner in a meeting of the African Champions League. He was returning home to Nairobi when he was trapped in the crash. The Kenyan football club Sofopaka announced his death.
Cedric Asiavugwa, Kenyan
At Georgetown University in Washington, Cedric Asiavugwa's management and friends are raving about him. In a statement released after the tragedy, the university said that Asiavugwa's family and friends "remembered him as a kind, compassionate and gentle soul, known for his admirably warm and contagious smile" .
The third-year commercial and economic law student was born and raised in Mombasa, Kenya. Prior to studying in Georgetow, he worked with refugee support groups in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. He was on his way to Nairobi after the death of his fiancée's mother, the university said in a statement.
Abiodun Oluremi Bashu, Nigerian
The Nigerian Foreign Ministry announced the news of the death of Abiodun Oluremi Bashu, a retired diplomat. Born in 1951 in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, southwestern Nigeria, Abiodun Oluremi Bashu began his diplomatic career in 1976. After years of practice in his country, he has held several foreign missions, particularly in Vienna (Austria), Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and Tehran (Iran). He has also been Secretary of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At the time of his death, Bashu was under contract with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
Pius Adesanmi, Nigerian
Pius Adesanmi was a professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He was scheduled to attend a meeting of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union in Nairobi. Winner of the first Penguin Prize for non-fiction African literature in 2010, Pius Adesanmi is the author of the satirical essay collection "Naija No Dey Carry Last". A graduate of the Universities of Ilorin and Ibadan, Nigeria, and the University of British Columbia, he was also a former adjunct professor of comparative literature at Pennsylvania State University and just before his death, the director of the Institute. Carleton African Studies. The university paid tribute to him on his website.
Blanka Hrnko and her two children, Slovaks
Anton Hrnko, a member of the Slovak Parliament, said that his wife Blanka, his son Martin and his daughter Michala were killed in the crash. Employed for the Bubo travel agency, Blanka traveled to Kenya with her children for a vacation. President Andrej Kiska presented his condolences to MP Anton Hrnko.
Michael Ryan, Irish
Michael Ryan appeared on Sunday among the seven victims of the UN World Food Program in the tragedy of Ethiopian Airlines. Based in Rome, this engineer and humanitarian known as Mick is the father of two children. Before committing to Africa with WFP, he was also on the side of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He also helped the victims of the landslide in Nepal.
Joanna Toole, British
The 36-year-old was scheduled to attend the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. His father, Adrian, remains in shock. She was a "very sweet and loving" woman for whom "work was not work, but it was her vocation". "Everyone was very proud of her and her work. We are still in shock. Joanna was truly one of those people you will never hear anything bad about, "he told the DevonLive website. Joanna Toole lived in Devon County, South West England.
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