The Ndola United Nations
DC-6 crash occurred on 18
September 1961 in Northern
Rhodesia. The crash resulted in
the deaths of all people onboard
including Dag Hammarskjöld, the
second Secretary-General of the
United Nations, and 15 others.
Hammarskjöld had been en route
to cease-fire negotiations with
Moise Tshombe during the Congo
Crisis. Three official inquiries
failed to determine conclusively
the cause of the crash, which set
off a succession crisis at the
United Nations. |
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The German
entrepreneur and initiator
of a German consortium,
Klaus Thormählen,
wants to construct
a railway line
linking Southern Sudan
and Kenya.
A Chinese firm
has also expressed
interest in extending
the existing
Kenyan rail network
to Juba, in Southern Sudan.
The railway line
would ensure
fast transportation of oil ... |