20 oil workers and crew die in South Sudan plane crash

Light aircraft had just taken off from airstrip at Unity oilfield

The wreckage of a plane that crashed, killing 20 people, at the Unity oilfield airstrip in South Sudan on 29 January. — The wreckage of a plane that crashed, killing 20 people, at the Unity oilfield airstrip in South Sudan on 29 January.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

Africa CorrespondentLondon

Published 30 January 2025, 11:43Updated 30 January 2025, 11:43

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