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Former F.A. chairman alleges FIFA 2018 World Cup vote was riddled with bribes, corruption

Wed, 11 May 2011 14:58:19 GMT

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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Lord Triesman, the former chairman of the F.A., the governing body of football in England, has made new allegations of widespread corruption within the FIFA election process for the 2018 World Cup. The allegations are the latest in a line of embarrassments for FIFA, who have already been forced to ban two members of the executive committee after they were exposed in a bribery investigation.

Speaking to a Parliamentary committee, he said four members of the panel which decided who would host the 2018 tournament approached him demanding "bribes" for their votes. Triesman—who ran England's failed campaign to host the 2018 World Cup—said the demands were "below what would be ethically acceptable". He alleged Jack Warner, the vice president of FIFA, demanded £2.5million for his vote; and Nicolás Léoz, the member for Paraguay, said he wanted a knighthood.

However, Warner said the allegations against him and the three others made by Triesman were "nonsense". He told Sky Sports News: "I've never asked Triesman nor any other person, Englishman or otherwise, for any money for my vote at any time." But the new allegations are the latest in a line of corruption claims to rock FIFA—last year the organization banned Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii, both executive committee members, from voting in both the 2018 and 2022 race after a corruption probe; four others were also banned from voting.

John Whittingdale, the chairman of the Parliamentary committee, said he would be writing to Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, to demand an investigation into the allegations "as a matter of urgency". Blatter said he was "shocked" to hear of the claims, and said that after reviewing the evidence submitted to the committee he would "react immediately against all those in breach of the ethics code rules."

Today, in a separate development, members of parliament published evidence obtained by The Sunday Times alleging that two other FIFA executives—Issa Hayatou of Cameroon and Jacques Anouma of Côte d'Ivoire—had taken bribes of £1million to vote for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup, which it ultimately did. Russia won the bid to host the 2018 World Cup.

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"Triesman claims four Fifa members sought 2018 bribes" — BBC Sport, May 10, 2011
"Lord Triesman alleges Fifa corruption in World Cup bidding process at Commons committee hearing" — The Daily Telegraph, May 10, 2011
"FIFA's Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii banned from football after World Cup vote corruption probe" — Daily Mail, Novermber 18, 2010

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2010 FIFA World Cup: arrivederci Italia!

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:06:35 GMT

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Kamil Kopúnek's late goal against Italy helped propel Slovakia into the round of 16
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Slovakia eliminated defending champions Italy from the World Cup. First round groups E and F were decided on Thursday: Japan, Paraguay and the Netherlands progress alongside Slovakia.

When a team finishes third or fourth in a group, they are on their way home. After the elimination of France, runners-up in 2006, it was the turn of the reigning champions. Slovakia met Italy in their first World Cup finals as an independent country.

After 81 minutes, the Azzuri (Italy) were down by two goals, both struck by Róbert Vittek, when they got one back. They were denied a chance to equalize by a rebound from a Slovak knee on the goal line.

Their next goal was disallowed as offside. The Slovaks strengthened their lead when a gross positioning error by Italy led to a goal from a corner. Italy scored their second goal in the closing moments of the game, but it wasn't enough, and the Azzuri were out of the tournament.

For the fourth time in history, the reigning world champion was eliminated in the first round. The previous occasions were Italy in 1950, Brazil in 1966 and France in 2002.

Also on Thursday, Japan achieved a surprise 3 – 1 defeat of Denmark. This, along with their victory over Cameroon on June 14, secured their qualification. Paraguay stamped their ticket for the round of sixteen in a nil–nil draw with New Zealand's All Whites. The draw gave New Zealand a point to take them ahead of Italy, finishing Group F in third place. The All Whites leave the tournament undefeated, recalling Cameroon's elimination in 1982 after three draws, pipped by Italy on goals scored. The Netherlands beat Cameroon, securing Group E's first place.

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Group E[edit]

Jun 24
	Cameroon	1 - 2	Netherlands	Stadium: Green Point Stadium, Le Cap Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Pablo Pozo
	25' Nkoulou Eto'o 81' Mbia	Report (BBC)	17' Kuyt 36' Van Persie 64' Van der Vaart 69' Van Bronckhorst 84' Huntelaar

Jun 24
	Denmark	1 - 3	Japan	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance: 27,967 Referee: Jérôme Damon
	29' Kröldrup 48' Poulsen 66' Bendtner 81' Tomasson	Report (FIFA.com)	12' Endo 17' Honda 26' Nagatomo 30' Endo 87' Okazaki

Group F[edit]

Jun 24
	Slovakia	3 - 2	Italy	Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 53,412 Referee: Howard Melton Webb
	17' Strba 24' Vittek 39' Vittek 73' Vittek 50' Pekarik 89' Kopunek 82' Mucha	Report (FIFA.com)	30' Cannavaro 67' Chiellini 81' Di Natale 76' Pepe 83' Quagliarella 90+2' Quagliarella

Jun 24
	Paraguay	0 - 0	New Zealand	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Attendance: 34,850 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura
	10' Caceres 41' Santa Cruz	Report (FIFA.com)	56' Nelsen

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"Match report: Slovakia – Italy, 24 June 2010" — FIFA.com,
Cathal Kelly. "Italy ousted from World Cup by Slovakia" — thestar.com, Jun 24, 2010

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Wreckage of crashed plane in Africa found

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:14:18 GMT

Monday, June 21, 2010

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The wreckage of an aircraft carrying eleven mining executives from Australia has been found in Cameroon, according to the country's information minister.

According to the official, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, either nine or ten bodies have been recovered from the aircraft, which was reported missing on Saturday and apparently crashed in the Congo. Bakary said that "[t]he wreckage has been found in Congo. Unfortunately there were no survivors."

The plane, a Casa C212, was traveling from Cameroon to Congo, where Sundance Resources, an Australian mining company whose entire board of directors was on the plane, is trying to develop an iron ore mine. Contact with the plane was lost around an hour after it took off.

In addition to six Australians, including one of the country's richest men, Ken Talbot, there were two British, two French, and one US citizen on board the plane. The search for the downed plane had involved Cameroon, Australia, the United States, and Canada, and had included four aircraft, although operations had been disrupted by fog.

Sundance said that they had halted all African operations in the wake of the crash, which led to the cessation of trading the company's shares and the appointment of an acting CEO, the firm's Chief Financial Officer Peter Canterbury. Another Sundance official said that although significant, the crash would not "mortally wound" the company.

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"Sundance plane found in Congo with no survivors onboard" — News.com.au, June 21, 2010

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Dozens dead after bus accident in Cameroon

Mon, 31 May 2010 02:59:01 GMT

Monday, May 31, 2010

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At least thirty people are dead in Cameroon after a bus rolled over, reports say. The accident happened on Saturday near the city of Bafia, 135 kilometres or so north of the capital Yaounde.

The accident happened when the bus lost control, rolled down a hill into a ditch, and broke in half. Officials say the death toll may increase.

Traffic police official Fifen Idrissou told the Agence France-Presse news service: "At the scene we've identified around 30 bodies but the death toll could be much greater given that some of the injured evacuated before we arrived reportedly died. The bus lost control [...] 200 metres further on the bus hit a ditch. It rolled over several times," he said.

It wasn't immediately clear how many people were aboard the bus when it crashed.

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"At least 30 dead in Cameroon bus crash" — news.com.au, May 31, 2010
"Dozens dead in Cameroon bus crash" — Al Jazeera, May 31, 2010

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Chinese fishing boat hijacked off coast of Cameroon

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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Location of the Bakassi peninsula (centre) within western central Africa

The Chinese embassy in Cameroon said earlier that a fishing boat was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon. Seven Chinese fishermen were kidnapped in the incident, which happened on Friday, and a group called the "Africa Marine Commando" claimed responsibility, according to an embassy official.

"We are working together with the Cameroon authorities on ways and means of seeking their release," the official said. The ship was hijacked "in international waters off Bakassi", a peninsula in southwestern Cameroon.

The Chinese news agency Xinhua quoted the Chinese embassy as saying that the kidnapped fishermen were being fed, and their lives were not in danger.

The Agence France-Presse news agency quotes a source close to the investigation of the incident as saying that authorities from both Cameroon and China "are working jointly to secure their release," and that the fishermen were on a trawler when they were kidnapped.

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Reuters. "Chinese fishing boat, 7 crew hijacked off Cameroon" — Yahoo! News, March 13, 2010
"Seven Chinese nationals kidnapped off Cameroon" — Agence France-Presse, March 13, 2010

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Polio vaccination campaign targets 85 million African children

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:02:17 GMT

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"Africa united in fight against polio outbreak" — The Botswana Gazette, 5 March 2010
"85 Million Children To Be Immunized Against Polio In West And Central Africa" — Voice of America, 5 March 2010

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Uruguay qualify to take last spot in 2010 FIFA World Cup

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:23 GMT

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Uruguay have qualified for the 2010 World Cup following a 1:1 draw with Costa Rica; Uruguay won on a 2:1 aggregate when they won 1:0 on Saturday. With the win all 32 teams have qualified for the 2010 games. On the same day Algeria, Greece, Slovenia, Portugal and France also qualified for the tournament.

Sebastian Abreu scored for Uruguay first when he headed in a goal. Walter Centeno scored for Costa Rica but a draw failed to seal a win for Costa Rica and lost the game and the chance to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The game continued despite it being stopped after five minutes media started scuffling with the Costa Rica substitutes.

With Uruguay’s qualification they join other South American teams Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. Two-time former winners Uruguay missed the 2006 World Cup after losing in a qualifier to Australia, who have also qualified for next year’s tournament. Next year’s World Cup will see the return of several teams to the tournament. The host South Africa are making their first appearance since 2002 along with Denmark, Nigeria, Cameroon and Slovenia. Chile last appeared in 1998, Greece in 1994 and Algeria in 1986. New Zealand and Honduras have also qualified, their last appearance was in 1982 and North Korea have not competed in the World Cup since 1966.

Other teams that have qualified include The Netherlands, South Korea, Japan, Ghana, England, Spain, Côte d'Ivoire, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the United States and Switzerland. Serbia and Slovakia will be making their first appearance as a single team. Serbia has previously qualified as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, while Slovakia previously played as Czechoslovakia.

The tournament is due to start in South Africa on the June 11, 2010 and last for one month.

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Learn more about 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification on Wikipedia.

"Uruguay take last World Cup spot" — BBC Sport, November 19, 2009
"Who has qualified for South Africa 2010?" — BBC Sport, November 19, 2009
"Final place goes to Uruguay" — The World Game, November 19, 2009

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New human HIV strain discovered in France

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:27:25 GMT

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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"Researchers identify new strain of HIV derived from gorillas" — CNN, August 3,2009
Schmid, Randolph E.. "New HIV strain discovered in woman from Cameroon" — Agence France-Presse, August 2,2009
"From Gorilla To Human: A New Immunodeficiency Virus Found" — Science Daily, August 3, 2009

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Jean-Christophe Plantier, Marie Leoz, Jonathan E Dickerson, Fabienne De Oliveira, François Cordonnier, Véronique Lemée, Florence Damond, David L Robertson & François Simon. A new human immunodeficiency virus derived from gorillas Nature Medicine; DOI: 10.1038/nm.2016 August 2, 2009

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Wikinews Shorts: November 30, 2008

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1 46 injured in grenade attack in Thailand
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46 injured in grenade attack in Thailand[edit]

Thailand

A grenade attack on protesters who have been occupying the government house in the Thai capital of Bangkok has injured 46 people, according to emergency services.

The explosion occurred as the Thai authorities were trying to put an end to blockades of the two Bangkok airports by People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrators. The protesters are demanding that the Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resign, and have occupied the government house since August.

"Protesters have returned to their positions, they are not scared," said Suriyasai Katasila, a PAD spokesman, to local Channel Three television.

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"46 injured in bomb attack" — The Straits Times, Nov 30, 2008
"Blast hits Thai government house" — BBC News, Nov 30, 2008

Cameroon gives world's rarest gorilla protection boost[edit]

The Cross River Gorilla is one of the world's most endangered species

The Cameroon government has created a new national park in an effort to protect the world's rarest subspecies of gorilla, the critically endangered Cross River.

The park is to be named as Takamanda National Park. Approximately 115 of the Cross River gorillas live there, about a third of worldwide population of the species, which is thought to be at about 300.

The Wildlife Conservation Society, or WCS, helped establish the park, and says that it will help slow the hunting and deforestation that have led the Cross River species to the verge of extinction.

Steven E. Sanderson, president and CEO of WCS, said that "the government of Cameroon is to be commended for taking this step in saving the Cross River gorilla for future generations."

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Richard Black. "Protection boost for rare gorilla" — BBC News, Nov 28, 2008
"New national park protects world's rarest gorilla" — physorg.com, Nov 26, 2008

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Wreckage of Kenya Airways flight 507 found in jungle; All 114 on board killed

Tue, 08 May 2007 09:33:04 GMT

Monday, May 7, 2007

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The latest information on the Kenya Airways information website states, "Kenya Airways regrets to confirm that its Flight KQ 507 from Douala to Nairobi has been located on a mangrove swamp, 20 km southeast of Douala, on the planned flight path." The website also indicates that search and rescue operations have been initiated. There are no survivors.

Plane 5Y-KYA photographed in 2006. Credit: Terry Wade

Flight KQ 507 had 8 crew members, 106 passengers and a flight engineer on board, and was traveling from Abidjan to Nairobi. It made a stopover in Douala, Cameroon where more passengers got on the plane before it continued on its flight. The plane sent a distress signal at 2:00 a.m., just after it took off from Cameroon, but it is not known what triggered the distress signal. The plane was supposed to land at 6:15 a.m. local time, but never arrived. It left Abidjan at 11:05 p.m. local time in Nairobi.

"All I can say for now is that the wreckage of the plane has been located in the small village of Mbanga Pongo, in the Douala III subdivision. Access to the area is very difficult. We are beginning a new painful phase. Our task will be more difficult now, the task of recovering the corpses," said Hamidou Yaya Marafa, Cameroon's Minister of State for Territorial Administration, during a press conference.

So far only small portions of the plane have been found, as much of the plane is reported to be underwater.

"The plane fell head first. Its nose was buried in the mangrove swamp," said chief of meteorology for the Douala airport, Thomas Sobakam.

Reports say that many of the remains of the individuals on board the plane are dismembered and when rescuers attempt to recover the remains, they fall apart in their hands.

"It's devastating. I found one or two whole bodies at the start, but since then everything is in pieces. People were afraid of the bodies at the start, so I had to pick them up with my own hands, and they came apart in my fingers," said Captain of Cameroon's fire department, Francis Ekosso.

There were passengers from 26 different countries on the plane, not including the 9 crew members from Kenya (see list below). Kenya Airways has released the names of all passengers on board Flight KQ 507 (see external links below).

The area where the plane went down is reported to be thick with forest, and difficult to reach. Local Fisherman are said to have lead rescuers to the crash site after they heard a "boom" and saw "disturbances in the water."

"We are told the aircraft was covered by a canopy of trees, and that was the delay in sighting the crash site. The mangrove area is a very tricky area, access is very difficult. I think they will use trekking and boats," added Marafa.

Earlier the chief meteorologist for the airport in Douala, Cameroon, Thomas Sobakam said that "signs" of Flight KQ 507 were located, but also said that what was located was not wreckage. Sabakam also said that the reports that wreckage had been found were "premature."

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but officials say the plane took off in bad weather and are looking into whether engine failure played a role or not. At least one black box from the plane has been found, but its not known if it was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder.

The next scheduled press briefing will be on Monday, May 7 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Nationalities of those on board[edit]

Countries highlighted represent the nations whose citizens were aboard Kenya Airways Flight 507 when it crashed.
Image: Robert. Updated by: Jason Safoutin and Marek Lugowski.

37: Cameroonians
15: Indians
9: Kenyan crew members
7: South Africans
6: Nigerians; Ivorians
5: British, Chinese
3: Nigerians
2: Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea;
1: Burkina Faso; Comoros; Congo-Brazzaville; Egyptian; Ghanaian; Malian; Mauritius; Mauritanian; Senegalese; South Korean; Swede; Swiss; Tanzanian; Togolese; American

International passenger information centre[edit]

An international passenger information centre has been opened by Kenya Airways in South Africa where all questions can be addressed.

The public inquiry number is +27 11 2071100

Local passenger information centre[edit]

A local passenger information centre in Kenya has been opened by Kenya Airways at the Intercontinental Hotel where all questions can be addressed.

The public inquiry numbers are +254-20-3200353, +254-20-3200354, and +254-20-3274349.

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Kenya Airways Flight 507

Heidi Vogt. "Engine Failure Studied in Cameroon Crash" — Guardian Unlimited, May 7, 2007
Finbarr O'Reilly. "'The bodies came apart in my fingers'" — Independent Online, May 7, 2007
"No survivors of Kenya jet crash: Official" — NDTV, May 7, 2007
Neo Semono. "Kenya air crash: They saw 'a disturbance of the sea'" — Mail & Guardian Online, May 6, 2007
"No word of survivors from Kenya plane" — Brisbane Times, May 7, 2007
Emmanuel Tumanjong. "Wreckage of Missing Kenya Jetliner Found" — Guardian Unlimited, May 7, 2007
Neo Semono. "Kenya air crash: They saw 'a disturbance of the sea'" — Mail & Guardian Online, May 6, 2007
Press Release: "Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507" — Kenya Airways, May 6, 2007
"Plane crash Britons named" — icWales.com, May 6, 2007
"FACTBOX-Nationalities of those on crashed Kenya plane" — Reuters, May 6, 2007
"Kenya: Official - Only Signs of Missing Plane Found" — AllAfrica.com, May 6, 2007
"Signs of Jet Downed in Cameroon Found" — Forbes, May 6, 2007
Emmanual Tumanjong. "Signs found of jet downed in Africa" — MLive.com, May 6, 2007
"Signs Found of Jet Downed in Africa" — Guardian Unlimited, May 6, 2007

External links[edit]

Full list of Passenger Names on Flight KQ 507

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Kenya Airways jet with at least 114 on board crashes

Sun, 06 May 2007 10:07:53 GMT

Sunday, May 6, 2007

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Officials say that a Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 with 8 crew members, 106 passengers and a flight engineer on board, has crashed in Cameroon.

Plane 5Y-KYA photographed in 2006. Credit: Terry Wade

Flight KQ 507 was traveling from Abidjan to Nairobi. It made a stopover in Douala, Cameroon where more passengers got on the plane, before it continued on its flight.

It is not known if there are any survivors, but Kenya Airways says that there were passengers from at least 23 different countries on the plane (list below).

Reports say that 3 referees heading to an African Confederation Cup game were also on the plane along with Anthony Mitchell a British journalist who is based in Nairobi, and Amol Chauhan the director of Parle Products.

"Flight 507 was coming from Abidjan via Douala. The aircraft unfortunately has not arrived. The last message was received in Douala after takeoff and thereafter the tower was unable to contact the plane," CEO of Kenya Airways, Titus Naikuni said earlier in a statement.

Reports say that the plane sent a distress signal at 2:00 a.m., just after it took off from Cameroon, but it is not known what triggered the distress signal. The plane was supposed to land at 6:15 a.m. local time. It left Abidjan at 11:05 p.m. local time in Nairobi.

"The distress call came from a machine, not a pilot. The latest information that a distress signal was picked up on the west coast of Africa and a search and rescue mission initiated by Cameroonian authorities was initiated at 1105 (0805GMT) this morning, that is Nairobi time. So far no report has been received from this mission," added Naikuni. The Cameroonian military is using helicopters to search the area around the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé, near the town of Douala, Niete and Lolodorf. Ambulances in Lolodorf are ready to treat anyone they might find during the search.

The plane is believed to be in an "area [of] very dense forest," said Alfred Mutua, a spokesman for Kenya's government. The United States is also assisting in searching for the plane.

South Province in Cameroon where Lolodorf is located.

Jim Proulx, a company spokesman for Boeing, said that the distress signal would have been activated "in the event of a rapid change in velocity." Proulx also expressed his sympathies saying, "we express our profound concern for the passengers and crew on board on the Kenya Airways flight that went missing."

According to Kenya Airways, bad weather is causing delays in efforts to locate the plane and any possible wreckage. "We are trying to get to the area of the crash, but the weather is really bad. We are getting help from the army," said Naikuni. Nothing was found during a search of the area by air on Saturday, but rescue workers are planning to resume the search Sunday morning. Because of the bad weather and heavy rains, the search has only been concentrated in the air.

Witnesses from towns near where the signal is being reported say that they heard a "large boom" and then saw a "flash of fire."

According to a Kenya Airways news release, a crisis management center in Embakasi, a location close to the airport, was setup to monitor the situation and additional details will be provided when received. Relatives of those on board the plane are being asked to stay at that location and wait for further details.

Despite the search, the TurkishPress.com, which quotes AFP, an unnamed official says that they have located the wreckage.

"The plane has crashed. We have located the plane ... and we cannot talk about it," said the unnamed official with the Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority.

Despite the AFP's report, Naikuni says he cannot confirm that the plane has crashed or if anything was found. "Until we see the plane -- until then, it's missing." Naikuni also added that the distress signal could have been triggered by something other than a crash.

The last Kenya Airways flight to crash was on January 30, 2000. Flight 431 was traveling from Abidjan to Lagos when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during bad weather. 179 people were on board and 10 survived.

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Kenya Airways contact[edit]

As per a Kenya Airways press release, information may be obtained through the following contact.

Mr. Michael Okwiri

Kenya Airways Corporate Communications

E-mail: michael.okwiri@kenya-airways.com

Fax: +254–(0)20-823486

Nationalities of those on board[edit]

Countries highlighted represent the nations in which the passengers are from.
Image: Robert. Updated by: Jason Safoutin.

2: Unknown
35: Cameroonians, including 3 referees for the African Confederation Cup; Engelbert Effa, Martin Omgba Zing and Patrice Boungani Doda; Campbell Utton head of MTN Cellphones.

15: Indians including the Products Director for Parle Products, Amol Chauhan.

9: Kenyan crew members
7: South Africans; Charles January.
6: Chinese; Ivorians
5: British including journalist Anthony Mitchell.

3: Nigerians
2: Central African Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea;
1: Burkina Faso; Comoros; Congo-Brazzaville; Egyptian; Ghanaian; Malian; Mauritius; Senegalese; South Korean; Swede; Swiss; Tanzanian; Togolese; American

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"Plane Carrying 115 People Crashes" — Sky News, May 5, 2007
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"Airline says it has lost contact with jetliner" — CNN, May 5, 2007

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West African cholera claims more than 500 lives, more deaths feared

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Mural in West Africa depicting the effects of cholera.

An outbreak of cholera in West Africa has resulted in the deaths of more than 500 people, and United Nations (UN) health officials are concerned that inadequate health services in the region could result in many more deaths.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that over 31,250 cases of cholera have been reported so far this year in nine West African countries. It has claimed 488 lives at this point. "If we look at this year's trends, the figures are still going up in many countries," said John Mulangu, a senior regional advisor for the WHO. "If cholera is not brought under control in certain regions, we will soon be talking of... 100,000 cases," he said. "And hospitals and health centres will be overwhelmed. Last year we were not on this scale. The problem is getting worse," Mulangu said.

The UN says that the increase could also be related to the fact that due to poverty, many West Africans move around, sometimes out of the country, in order to receive higher wages for their work, and the region has been hit with heavy rains. This helps spread the disease, according to the UN.

"We are about to enter the harvest season where people will be moving around," said Herve Ludovic de Lys, the head of OCHA's West Africa office. "The main goal is to halt the transmission of this disease," he said. "It's not business as usual. This crisis needs a rapid response."

The following West African nations have all been hit by cholera epidemics: Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. The WHO issued a statement on Thursday that more countries were at risk. "Outbreaks are likely to spread to Central Africa - Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad - in the next weeks," it said.

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"WEST AFRICA: Cholera kills nearly 500 people, more deaths feared" — IRIN, September 1, 2005

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