And sell them some decent aircraft and train their pilots.
It is really difficult to say this was some kind of attack by Daesh, because, the Algerians have a history of crashing planes all by themselves.
Sincerest sympathies to the families and friends of those that have perished in the latest plane crash in Algeria. If necessary, if Algerians won't change their ways with their aircraft, then they need a new president.
The Algerian crashes occur so often, how can the country even say they have a reliable air fleet or pilots to fly them? It takes a knowledge base actually defend a country.
The Algerians have mastered emergency response all too well.
April 11, 2018
By Declan Walsh
Cairo — At least 257 people died (click here) when an Algerian military transport plane filled with soldiers and civilians crashed near the capital on Wednesday, Algeria’s Defense Ministry said, in the deadliest of numerous air accidents involving aircraft from the country in recent years.
The Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76 transporter slammed into a field shortly after takeoff from a military base in Boufarik, about 15 miles southwest of Algiers. The victims included 26 members of Western Sahara’s Polisario independence movement, an official in Algeria’s governing FLN party said.
Scores of ambulances and emergency workers rushed to the crash site, and video footage showed clouds of smoke billowing from an area near the runway....
Is there any reasonable person alive that can settle a near 45 year old conflict? Morocco needs to be called into the picture. This is outrageous. This is typical of Africa. There are all these small groups of self-righteous people that see no vested interest in ending any conflict. That has to stop. Even elections end up in killing sometimes because the other side finds to reason not to kill or go to war.
...The plane was headed to Bechar, in the southwest of the country, but was scheduled to stop in Tindouf, an area on Algeria’s border with the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Algeria is a longtime backer of Polisario, the group that has been fighting since 1973 for independence for Western Sahara, which is controlled by Morocco....
Africa needs a huge summit to bring all these warring tribes to terms with modern day economics and inclusiveness in government. Their people need to be safe, in a real way, that also contributes to their quality of life.
This is exactly what keeps North Africa within the scope as destabilized.
Language is also an issue. Over the centuries there developed over 10,000 or so specific and identifiable languages on the continent. There needs to be a few allowed in circles of diplomacy that leaders learn and adhere to when agreements are signed.
The variety of languages also allow too much 'wiggle room' for exploitation and misinterpretation. The languages used in diplomatic and government circles have to be standardized with representatives to tribes able to carry ACCURATE interpretations to the people to end conflict. This is 2018 for god sake!
I appreciate the preservation of language to history and current cultural practices, but, it can set up barriers to understanding and movement to quality of life.
