Canadians formed the second largest group of victims killed in the fatal crash, after Kenyans
Professor Pius Adesanmi taught in Carleton’s English department and was the director of the university’s Institute of African Studies.A professor from Ottawa and two members of a family from Edmonton were among the 18 Canadians killed aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed near Addis Ababa on Sunday, claiming the lives of all 157 passengers and crew members.
“Pius was a towering figure in African and post-colonial scholarship and his sudden loss is a tragedy,” said Benoit-Antoine Bacon, Carleton University president and vice-chancellor. "From what was happening in Abuja or Pretoria to the varied country sides, from the vibrant social media worlds trying to hold those in power to account to the dynamic and diverse African diaspora communities, [he was] an incisive thinker who was incredibly gregarious and always quick with a quip or three,” Prof. Rutherford said in an e-mail to The Globe.
Mr. Ali said he and his sister and their family had immigrated to Canada from Somalia via Kenya in 2006. Here, Ms. Odowaa, 33, had three daughters, ages three, five, and seven. Only the middle child, Safiya – who would have turned six this summer – had been on the flight with her. The World Food Program confirmed that two of the Italian victims worked for the Rome-based U.N. agency. A WFP spokeswoman identified the victims as Virginia Chimenti and Maria Pilar Buzzetti.
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