This information page lists the most recent fatal airline accidents in the subregion. Accidents with no fatalities are not listed. You will also find below an updated list of airlines subject to flight restrictions in certain countries.
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly. | |||
| 1998 17 Jul |  EritreaAsmara | Ukraine Aviation Transport Company Ilyushin II-76 (UR-UCI) | 10 10 / 0 |
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly.--- See all | |||
| 2021 2 Mar |  SudanPieri | South Sudan Supreme Airlines Let L-410UVP-E (HK-4274 ) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 2020 2 Jan | Sudan Geneina | Sudanese Air Force Antonov An12-A (?) | 18 18 / 0 |
| 2019 10 Mar |  EthiopiaBishoftu | Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 (ET-AVJ) | 157 157 / 0 |
| 2016 19 May |  Egypt175 miles off the Egyptian coast | EgyptAir Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC) | 66 66 / 0 |
| 2016 2 Feb |  SomaliaNear Mogadishu | Daallo Airlines Airbus A321-111 (SX-BHS) | 72 1 / 0 |
| 2015 31 Oct | Egypt Near Hasna | Metrojet Airbus A321-231 (EI-ETJ) | 224 224 / 0 |
| 2014 2 Jul |  KenyaNear Nairobi | Skyward International Aviation Fokker 50 (5Y-CET) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2013 9 Aug | Somalia Mogadishu | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-12 (?) | 6 4 / 0 |
| 2012 7 Oct | Sudan Near Omdurman | Military - Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12BP (ST-ASA) | 22 15 / 0 |
| 2012 19 Aug | Sudan Talodi | Alfa Airlines Antonov An-26-100 (ST-ARL) | 32 32 / 0 |
| 2010 14 Feb |  Republic of YemenNear Saada | Military - Yemeni Arm Helicopter? (?) | 11 11 / 2 |
| 2009 20 Feb | Egypt Luxor | Aerolift Antonov 12V (S9-SVN) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 2008 13 Aug | Somalia K-50 Airport | Fly 540 Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (5Y-BVF) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2008 30 Jun | Sudan Near Khartoum | Ababeel Aviaition Ilysushin Il-76TD (ST-WTB) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2008 27 Jun | Sudan Near Malakal | Juba Air Cargo Antonov 12BK (ST-ARN) | 8 7 / 0 |
| 2008 10 Jun | Sudan Khartoum | Sudan Airways Airbus A-310-324 (ST-ATN) | 214 32 / 0 |
| 2008 2 May | Sudan Near Rumbek | Southern Sudan Air Connection Beechcraft 1900C (5Y-FLX) | 24 24 / 0 |
| 2007 8 Nov | Sudan Khartoum | Juba Air Cargo Antonov 12 (ST-JUA) | 4 0 / 2 |
| 2007 23 Jul | Ethiopia Near Shinile | Djibouti Airlines Antonov AN-26V (EX-030) | 9 1 / 0 |
| 2007 6 May | Egypt Near El-Thamad | Military - French Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (742/CB) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 2007 23 Mar | Somalia Mogadishu | Transaviaexport Airlines Ilushin Il-76TD (EW-78849 ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2006 10 Apr | Kenya Marsabit | Military - Kenya Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II (132) | 17 14 / 0 |
| 2005 2 Jun | Sudan Khartoom | Marsland Aviation Antonov AN-24B (ST-WAL) | 42 7 / 0 |
| 2005 3 Feb | Sudan Near Khartoum | Air West Ilyushin 76TD (ST-EWB) | 7 7 / 0 |
| 2004 11 Dec |  Saudi ArabiaNear Jeddah | Airline Transport Ilyushin II-76TD (ER-IBW) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 2004 5 Oct | Sudan Kaduqli | Sarit Airlines Antonov AN-12 (ST-SAF) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2004 23 May | Kenya Mwingi | Blue Bird Aviation Let 410UVP (5Y-VVD) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 2004 11 May | Sudan Dalang | El Magal Aviation Antonov AN-12 (ST-SIG) | 7 7 / 0 |
| 2004 6 May | Sudan Jiech | Charter - Air Cush Let 410UVP (9XR-DC) | 10 6 / 0 |
| 2004 3 Jan | Egypt Off Sharm el Sheikh | Flash Air Boeing B-737-3Q8 (SU-ZCF) | 148 148 / 0 |
| 2003 19 Jul | Kenya Mount Kenya | Ryan Blake Air Charter Swearingen SA-226T Metro II (ZS-OYI) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 2003 8 Jul | Sudan Port Sudan | Sudan Airways Boeing 737-2J8C (ST-AFK) | 117 117 / 0 |
| 2003 24 Jan | Kenya Busia | African Commuter Services Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I (5Y-EMJ) | 13 3 / 0 |
| 2002 28 Nov | Kenya Masai Mara Game Reserve | Eagle Aviation Let 410UVP-E20 (5Y-ONT) | 20 1 / 0 |
| 2002 17 Mar |  DjiboutiOff Djibouti | Djibouti Airlines Let 410UVP-E (J2-KBC) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2001 4 Apr | Sudan Adar Yeil | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 14 / 0 |
| 2001 15 Mar | Saudi Arabia Medina | Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev 154M (RA-85619) | 174 3 / 0 |
| 2000 26 Jul |  JordanMafraq | Military - Royal Jordanian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (348) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1999 26 Nov | Kenya Nairobi | DHL Aviation Africa Cessna 208 Caravan I (5Y-RAN) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1999 2 Oct | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Aramco Associated Company Bell 214ST helicopter (N704H) | 20 12 / 0 |
| 1999 3 Jun | Sudan Near Khartoum | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov 32 (?) | 50 50 / 0 |
| 1999 29 May | Kenya Ol Kiombo | Malindi Air Services Let 410UVP-E (5Y-LET) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 1998 10 Mar | Kenya Mombasa | Air Memphis Boeing 707-336C (SU-PBA) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1998 12 Feb | Sudan Near Nasir | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-32 (?) | 57 27 / 0 |
| 1996 13 Nov | Kenya Ngong | Kismayo Airlines Piper PA-31-350 Navajo (?) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1996 3 May | Sudan Near Haj Yousif | Federal Airlines Antonov AN-24 (ST-FAG) | 53 53 / 0 |
| 1996 26 Feb | Sudan Near Jabal Awliya | Military - Sudanese Air Force Lockheed C-130H (?) | 91 91 / 0 |
| 1994 14 Mar | Kenya Off Malindi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (69-6576) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1993 7 Jun | Sudan Near Ariab | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan (ST-AID) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1992 9 Oct | Somalia Mogadiscio | Kiev Production Association Antonov 32 (CCCP-48088) | 13 1 / 0 |
