UN helicopter crashes in South Sudan

Rebels in South Sudan deny an allegation that they shot down a UN helicopter, which crashed near the oil hub of Bentiu, killing three crew.

A Dutch UN peacekeeping helicopter crashes near Gao in northern Mali, with two people reported killed.

A Nigerian army helicopter comes down in the north-east, where the military is battling Islamist Boko Haram fighters, the second crash this week.

Military spokesman: Foggy at time of helicopter crash 01:28Story highlights
"There is still an intense amount of fog," military spokeswoman says
Four aircrew members, seven Marines were on board the helicopter when it went down
A second Black Hawk on the training mission returned to base
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Three people were killed and one injured when a UN cargo helicopter crashed in South Sudan’s northern warzone region of Unity state, the UN said on Tuesday.

Presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki recognized that the solution to the current crisis was within the reach of the peoples of South Sudan

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS) (http://www.au.int) met with President Thabo Mbeki, in his capacity as Chairperson of the High Level Implementation Panel on Sudan, today 4 September 2014. In attendance were President Olusegun Obasanjo, Professor Mahmood Mamdani and Lady Justice Sophia Akuffo.

The meeting follows nation wide...

Sudan beat neighbours South Sudan in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals of the Cecafa Cup in Ethiopia.

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