Cargo Plane Crashes In Congo, Killing Presidential Staff On Board

A cargo plane carrying presidential staff crashed in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing all eight passengers and crew, a presidential advisor told Reuters on Friday. The plane, carrying President Felix Tshisekedi’s driver, a logistics manager and some soldiers, was headed for the capital Kinshasa and went off radar on Thursday afternoon, an hour after departing, a statement from the civil aviation authority said. It crashed in a forest in Maniema and broke up upon landing. “There are no survivors. The bodies were all burnt to ashes,” said advisor Vidiye Tshimanga.