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Republic of Congo: Plane Crashes in Downtown Pointe-Noire

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Republic of Congo, Breaking News, Disaster, Governance

The blog Congopage reports that an Antonov airplane crashed in the city of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo [1] [fr]. Congopage also wonders why the media does not mention that the danger of building airports within cities and that the airline, Trans Air Congo, is owned by one of president Nguesso's close ally.