The Accidental Reality

An airplane in Nigeria crashed the other day. On board the airplane was Nigeria's top Muslim leader, a senator, and the sultan of Sokoto who was head of the National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria. This incident was a main headline on the CBC main page earlier this afternoon. Ironically, African news does not make the top story too often. Perhaps this crash is of siginficance as it killed several important people in the Nigerian government and leaders of the Islamic faith in the country. Most other incidents or accidents in Africa that may be minor do not make the top story in Canada. What makes this one special in particular?