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. | |||
| 2020 2 Jan |  SudanGeneina | Sudanese Air Force Antonov An12-A (?) | 18 18 / 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 5 Oct | Sudan Kaduqli | Sarit Airlines Antonov AN-12 (ST-SAF) | 4 4 / 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 |
| 2003 8 Jul | Sudan Port Sudan | Sudan Airways Boeing 737-2J8C (ST-AFK) | 117 117 / 0 |
| 2001 4 Apr | Sudan Adar Yeil | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 14 / 0 |
| 1999 3 Jun | Sudan Near Khartoum | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov 32 (?) | 50 50 / 0 |
| 1998 12 Feb | Sudan Near Nasir | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-32 (?) | 57 27 / 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 |
| 1993 7 Jun | Sudan Near Ariab | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan (ST-AID) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1991 5 May | Sudan Near Awell | Nile Safaris Aviation Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AHX) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1989 26 Sep | Sudan Nyala | Nile Safaris Aviation Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AIW) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1987 5 May | Sudan Malakal | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AIJ) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1986 16 Aug | Sudan Malakal | Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M (ST-ADY) | 60 60 / 0 |
| 1983 16 Apr | Sudan Near Khartoum | Air Liberia Hawker Siddeley HS-748-329 Srs. 2A (EL-AIH) | 9 8 / 9 |
| 1975 18 Mar | Sudan Singa | Sudan Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 (ST-ADB) | 6 5 / 0 |
| 1971 6 Dec | Sudan Tikaka | Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 (ST-AAY) | 42 10 / 0 |
| 1960 15 May | Sudan Jebel Marra | Balair Douglas DC-4-1009 (HB-ILA) | 12 12 / 0 |
| 1952 15 Sep | Sudan Wadi Halfa | Kalinga Airlines Douglas C-47A (VT-CGB) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 1952 29 Aug | Sudan Kosti | Phoenix Airlines Douglas DC-2-115B (ZS-DFW) | 4 2 / 0 |
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly. | |||
| 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 |
| 2015 4 Nov |  South SudanJuba | Allied Services Limited Antonov 12BK (EY-406 ) | 43 41 / 0 |
| 2015 31 Oct | Egypt Near Hasna | Metrojet Airbus A321-231 (EI-ETJ) | 224 224 / 0 |
| 2010 12 May |  LibyaTripoli | Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-202 (5A-ONG) | 104 103 / 0 |
| 2009 9 Mar |  UgandaLake Victoria | Aerolift Ilyushin Il-76T (S9-SAB) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2009 20 Feb | Egypt Luxor | Aerolift Antonov 12V (S9-SVN) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 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 |
| 2006 11 Jun |  ChadAbéché | Military - Chadian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (TT-PAF) | 7 5 / 0 |
| 2006 28 Apr | Uganda Peak Margarita | King Air Charter Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (ZS-ADL) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2006 8 Jan | Uganda Bukalaza | Service Air Antonov 12 (9Q-CIH) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 2004 11 Dec |  Saudi ArabiaNear Jeddah | Airline Transport Ilyushin II-76TD (ER-IBW) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 2004 3 Jan | Egypt Off Sharm el Sheikh | Flash Air Boeing B-737-3Q8 (SU-ZCF) | 148 148 / 0 |
| 2002 4 Jul |  Central African RepublicBangui | Prestige Airlines (Cargo) Charter Boeing B-707-123B (9XR-IS) | 27 25 / 0 |
| 2001 15 Mar | Saudi Arabia Medina | Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev 154M (RA-85619) | 174 3 / 0 |
| 2000 13 Jan | Libya Off Marsa el-Brega | Avisto Shorts 360-300 (HB-AAM) | 41 22 / 0 |
| 1999 2 Oct | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Aramco Associated Company Bell 214ST helicopter (N704H) | 20 12 / 0 |
| 1998 25 Oct | Uganda Rwenzori mountains | TanaMana Aviation Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander (5Y-ANV) | 11 4 / 0 |
| 1998 17 Jul |  EritreaAsmara | Ukraine Aviation Transport Company Ilyushin II-76 (UR-UCI) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1992 22 Dec | Libya Tripoli | Libya Arab Airlines / Military - Libya Air Force Boeing B-727-2L5 / MiG23UB (5A-DIA) | 157 157 / 0 |
| 1992 7 Apr | Libya Near Sarra | Air Bissau Antonov AN-24RV (J5-GAE) | 13 3 / 0 |
| 1991 11 Jul | Saudi Arabia Jeddah | Nationair (chartered by Nigeria Airways) McDonnell Douglas DC-8 Super 61 (C-GMXQ) | 261 261 / 0 |
| 1991 21 Mar | Saudi Arabia Ras-al-Mishab | Military - Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130H (469) | 98 98 / 0 |
| 1991 31 Jan | Saudi Arabia Near Ras Al Khafji | Lockheed AC-130H Hercules Military - U.S. Air Force (69-6567) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1989 7 Aug | Ethiopia Near Gambela | RRC Air Service de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (ET-AIL) | 16 16 / 0 |
| 1989 27 Jul | Libya Tripoli | Korean Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (HL-7328) | 199 75 / 4 |
| 1988 14 Dec | Egypt Near Luxor | GAS Air Boeing B-707-321C (5N-AYJ) | 8 8 / 5 |
| 1988 30 Nov | Libya Hamada al Hambra | Aero Club Libya de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (5A-DDD) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 1988 15 Sep | Ethiopia Bahar Dar | Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737-230 (ET-AJA) | 104 35 / 0 |
| 1988 31 Mar | Egypt Cairo | Arax Airlines Douglas DC-8-55F (5N-ARH) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1987 21 Sep | Egypt Luxor | EgyptAir Airbus A.300B4-203 (SU-BCA) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1987 13 Jan | Ethiopia Near Asmara | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 54 54 / 0 |
| 1986 25 Dec | Saudi Arabia Arar | Iraqi Airways Boeing B-737-270C (YI-AGJ) | 106 63 / 0 |
| 1986 10 Jun | Egypt Near Cairo | EgyptAir Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (SU-GAD) | 26 23 / 0 |
| 1986 27 Mar | Central African Republic Bangui | Military - French Air Force Sepecat Jaguar A (?) | 0 0 / 35 |
| 1984 8 May | Egypt Elbet Beni Salama | Military - Egyptian Air Force McDonnel F-4E Phantom II (?) | 2 2 / 19 |
| 1984 16 Feb | Ethiopia Near Debre Zelt | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-12 (1506) | 38 26 / 0 |
| 1982 14 Jan | Ethiopia Near Addis Ababa | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-26 (71383) | 73 73 / 0 |
| 1981 29 May | Egypt Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (SU-BAH) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 1980 12 Nov | Egypt Near Cairo | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-141A (67-0030) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1980 15 Sep | Saudi Arabia Near Medina | Military - Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130E (453) | 89 89 / 0 |
| 1980 19 Aug | Saudi Arabia Riyadh | Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed 1011-200 TriStar (HZ-AHK) | 301 301 / 0 |
| 1979 11 Aug | Egypt Near Katab | Bahri Aviation Learjet 35 (N711AF) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1979 19 Feb | Ethiopia Barentu | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-AFW) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1978 5 Nov | Egypt Off Alexandria | Nile Delta Air Services Douglas DC-3 (SU-AZM) | 18 18 / 0 |
| 1977 20 Jul | Ethiopia Jima | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABF) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1976 27 Jun | Uganda Entebbe | Air France Airbus A300 (F-BVGG) | 258 7 / 0 |
| 1976 1 Jan | Saudi Arabia Near Al Qaysumah | Middle East Airlines Boeing B-720B-023B (OD-AFT) | 82 82 / 0 |
| 1975 25 Nov | Egypt Near Bir Lahfan | Military - Israel Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (011) | 20 20 / 0 |
| 1975 11 Sep | Ethiopia Near Bahar Dar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas C-47-DL (ET-ABX) | 9 1 / 0 |
| 1974 20 Nov | Ethiopia Soddu | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-AAR) | 24 2 / 0 |
| 1974 10 Oct | Egypt Cairo | EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 (SU-AXB) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1972 5 Dec | Egypt Beni Sueif | EgyptAir Boeing 707-336C (SU-AOW) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1972 10 Sep | Ethiopia Gondar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABQ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1972 18 Apr | Ethiopia Addis Ababa | East African Airways BAC Super VC-10 1154 (5X-UVA) | 107 43 / 0 |
| 1971 2 Jan | Libya Ben Gashir | United Arab Airlines de Havilland Comet 4C (SU-ALC) | 16 16 / 0 |
| 1970 1 Jun | Libya Tripoli | Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie Tupolev TU-104A (OK-NDO) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1969 20 Mar | Egypt Near Aswan | United Arab Airlines Ilyushin IL-18D (SU-APC) | 105 100 / 0 |
| 1968 18 Aug | Egypt Off Port Said | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24V (SU-AOL) | 40 40 / 0 |
| 1968 8 Jul | Saudi Arabia Near Dhahran | Saudi Arabian Airlines Convair CV-340-68B (HZ-AAZ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1968 7 May | Libya Got el Afraq | Military - Royal Air Force Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C-1 (XR133) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1968 15 Jan | Egypt Zifta | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJG) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1967 24 Jun | Saudi Arabia Khamis Mushait | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (HZ-AAM) | 17 16 / 0 |
| 1967 11 Jun | Saudi Arabia Jedda | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (HZ-AAJ) | 18 17 / 0 |
| 1967 7 Feb | Egypt Near Hourghada | Misrair Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1966 18 Mar | Egypt Cairo | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24B (SU-AOA) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1965 14 Sep | Ethiopia Gore | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABI) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 1965 7 Jul | Egypt Cairo | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 30 / 0 |
| 1965 20 May | Egypt Cairo | Pakistan International Airlines Boeing B-720-040B (AP-AMH) | 127 121 / 0 |
| 1964 2 Oct | Ethiopia Addis Ababa | Interocean Lockheed L-749A-79 Constellation (LX-IOK) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 1964 13 Jun | Saudi Arabia Jeddah | Saudi Arabian Airlines Douglas C-47A (HZ-AAN) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 1964 17 Apr | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Middle East Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle 3 (OD-AEM) | 49 49 / 0 |
| 1963 15 Dec | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1963 15 Dec | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking 1B (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1963 18 Oct | Egypt Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
| 1963 18 Oct | Egypt Near Aswan | Military - Soviet Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 31 31 / 0 |
| 1963 12 May | Egypt Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
| 1963 12 May | Egypt Near Ayayda | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJX) | 34 34 / 0 |
| 1962 15 May | Egypt Near Cairo | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJM) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 1962 13 Jan | Ethiopia Near Tippi | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-1) | 18 5 / 1 |
| 1961 10 Oct | Libya El Adem | Military - Royal Air Force Handley Page Hastings C-2 (WD498) | 37 17 / 0 |
| 1961 5 Sep | Ethiopia Near Sendafar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-16) | 19 5 / 0 |
| 1961 12 Jun | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lockheed L-188C Electra (PH-LLM) | 36 20 / 0 |
| 1960 15 Jul | Ethiopia Near Jima | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-18) | 11 1 / 0 |
| 1960 10 Jan | Libya Gulf of Sirte | Military - U.S. Army de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (55-2974) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1959 29 Mar | Central African Republic Near Bangui | Union Aeromaritime de Transport Nord 2501 Noratlas (F-BGZB) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 1958 29 Sep | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Middle East Airlines Avro 685 York I (OD-ADB) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1958 9 Aug | Libya Benghazi | Central African Airways Vickers Viscount 748D (VP-YNE) | 54 36 / 0 |
| 1958 7 Mar | Egypt Menzalah Lake | Misrair Vickers 628 Viking 1B (SU-AGN) | 26 8 / 0 |
| 1958 19 Feb | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Douglas DC-6B (PH-DFK) | 21 1 / 0 |
| 1956 30 Dec | Saudi Arabia Dhahran | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation (54-0165) | 41 15 / 0 |
| 1956 28 Oct | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss C-46 (SU-AAB) | 23 23 / 0 |
| 1956 20 Feb | Egypt Near Cairo | Transport Aerien Intercontinentaux (France) Douglas DC-6B (F-BGOD) | 64 52 / 0 |
| 1955 21 Sep | Libya Idris | British Overseas Airways Canadair C-4 Argonaut (G-ALHL) | 47 15 / 0 |
| 1954 15 Sep | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Vickers 634 Viking (SU-AFO) | 4 3 / 0 |
| 1953 15 Dec | Egypt Near Cairo | Misair VC-Viking (SU-AFK) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1953 9 Feb | Egypt Cairo | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss-Wright C-46 (1001) | 35 30 / 0 |
| 1952 6 Nov | Chad Lake Chad | Union Aeromaritime de Transport Douglas C-54B-1-DC (F-BFVO) | 6 5 / 0 |
| 1951 19 Nov | Egypt Cairo | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-ACA) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1950 8 Dec | Central African Republic Bangui | T.A. Intercontinentaux Douglas C-54A (F-BELB) | 56 46 / 0 |
| 1950 31 Aug | Egypt Near Wadi Natrun | Trans World Airlines Lockheed 749A Constellation (N6004C) | 55 55 / 0 |
| 1949 4 Feb | Libya Castel Benito | Skyways of London Douglas C-54A-1-DO Skymaster (G-AJPL) | 53 1 / 0 |
| 1949 15 Jan | Egypt Ras-el-Tin | Pan African Air Charter Douglas C-54 Skymaster (ZS-AYB) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1946 23 Oct | Egypt Gebel Kalamoun | Socotra Junkers JU-52/3m (F-BCHD) | 24 1 / 0 |
| 1946 19 Sep | Libya Near Tripoli | Military -Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster (NX690) | 25 25 / 0 |
| 1946 24 Aug | Egypt Cairo | Misrair Avro Anson (SU-ADJ) | 9 6 / 0 |
| 1945 25 Dec | Central African Republic Bangui | Air France Lockheed 18 Lodestar (F-BALV) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1945 11 Nov | Libya Near Castel | Military -Royal Air Force Short Stirling (PJ950) | 29 29 / 0 |
