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. | |||
| 2014 2 Jul |  KenyaNear Nairobi | Skyward International Aviation Fokker 50 (5Y-CET) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2006 10 Apr | Kenya Marsabit | Military - Kenya Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II (132) | 17 14 / 0 |
| 2004 23 May | Kenya Mwingi | Blue Bird Aviation Let 410UVP (5Y-VVD) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 2003 19 Jul | Kenya Mount Kenya | Ryan Blake Air Charter Swearingen SA-226T Metro II (ZS-OYI) | 14 14 / 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 |
| 1999 26 Nov | Kenya Nairobi | DHL Aviation Africa Cessna 208 Caravan I (5Y-RAN) | 4 4 / 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 |
| 1996 13 Nov | Kenya Ngong | Kismayo Airlines Piper PA-31-350 Navajo (?) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1994 14 Mar | Kenya Off Malindi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (69-6576) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1992 16 Apr | Kenya Nairobi | Military - Kenyan Air Force de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo (218) | 46 46 / 6 |
| 1991 27 Dec | Kenya Masai Mara | Eagle Aviation Piper PA-31-350 Navajo (5Y-SRV) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1990 4 Dec | Kenya Nairobi | Sudania Air Cargo Boeing B-707-320F (ST-SAC) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1984 8 Aug | Kenya Machakos | Pioneer Airlines Cessna 402A (5Y-AMS) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 1978 24 Jul | Kenya Near Nairobi | Amphibians Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 (5Y-CMC) | 11 5 / 0 |
| 1976 4 Oct | Kenya Nairobi | Emirates Air Transport Douglas DC-7CF (TZ-ARC) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1974 20 Nov | Kenya Near Nairobi | Lufthansa Boeing B-747-130 (D-ABYB) | 157 59 / 0 |
| 1962 17 May | Kenya Near Nairobi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130A Hercules (56-0546) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1955 18 May | Kenya Mt. Kilimanjaro | East African Airways Douglas DC-3 (VP-KKH) | 20 20 / 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 |
| 2017 15 Nov |  TanzaniaEmpakaai | Costal Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (5H-EGG) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2016 2 Feb |  SomaliaNear Mogadishu | Daallo Airlines Airbus A321-111 (SX-BHS) | 72 1 / 0 |
| 2015 4 Nov |  South SudanJuba | Allied Services Limited Antonov 12BK (EY-406 ) | 43 41 / 0 |
| 2014 31 Aug | United Republic of Tanzania Mwanza | Safari Express Cargo Fokker F-27 MK 500 (5Y-SXP) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2013 9 Aug | Somalia Mogadishu | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-12 (?) | 6 4 / 0 |
| 2009 12 Nov |  RwandaKigali | Rwandair Canadair CRJ-100ER (5Y-JLD) | 15 1 / 0 |
| 2009 9 Mar |  UgandaLake Victoria | Aerolift Ilyushin Il-76T (S9-SAB) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2008 8 Nov | United Republic of Tanzania Between Kibo & Mawenzi Peaks of Mt. Kilimanjaroi | East African Air Charters Cessna 206 (5Y-AOO) | 5 4 / 0 |
| 2008 13 Aug | Somalia K-50 Airport | Fly 540 Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (5Y-BVF) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2007 23 Jul | Ethiopia Near Shinile | Djibouti Airlines Antonov AN-26V (EX-030) | 9 1 / 0 |
| 2007 16 Jun |  MalawiVungano Hills | Nyika Safaris Cessna 206 (?) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 2007 23 Mar | Somalia Mogadishu | Transaviaexport Airlines Ilushin Il-76TD (EW-78849 ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2007 5 Jan | United Republic of Tanzania Matabwe | DJB Air Charter Piper PA-31-310 (5H-MUX) | 10 1 / 0 |
| 2006 16 Dec | United Republic of Tanzania Mbeya | Air Charter - Tanzanian Air Services Cessna 310R (5H-TZA ) | 6 3 / 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 |
| 2005 23 Mar | United Republic of Tanzania Off Mwanza | Air Transport Ilyushin IL-76TD (ER-IBR) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1999 1 Sep | United Republic of Tanzania Mount Meru | Northern Air (Tanzania) Cessna 404 Titan II (5HNAT) | 12 12 / 0 |
| 1998 25 Oct | Uganda Rwenzori mountains | TanaMana Aviation Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander (5Y-ANV) | 11 4 / 0 |
| 1994 6 Apr | Rwanda Kigali | Rwanda Government Dassault Falcon 50 (9XR-NN) | 12 12 / 0 |
| 1992 9 Oct | Somalia Mogadiscio | Kiev Production Association Antonov 32 (CCCP-48088) | 13 1 / 0 |
| 1989 7 Aug | Ethiopia Near Gambela | RRC Air Service de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (ET-AIL) | 16 16 / 0 |
| 1989 28 Jun | Somalia Near Borana | Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF (6O-SAZ) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1988 15 Sep | Ethiopia Bahar Dar | Ethiopian Airlines Boeing B-737-230 (ET-AJA) | 104 35 / 0 |
| 1987 3 Dec | Rwanda Near Kishwati | Cooper Skybird Air Charters Cessna 404 Titan (5Y-EJS) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 1987 6 Nov | Malawi Ulongue | Air Malawi Shorts SC-7 Skyvan 3-100 (7Q-YMB) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1987 13 Jan | Ethiopia Near Asmara | Military - Ethiopian Air Force Antonov AN-12 (?) | 54 54 / 0 |
| 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 20 Jul | Somalia Mogadishu | Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF (6O-SAY) | 50 50 / 0 |
| 1980 5 Dec | United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam | Tanzania Aviation Piper PA-42 Cheyenne (5H-TAL) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1979 19 Feb | Ethiopia Barentu | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-AFW) | 5 5 / 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1970 6 May | Somalia Mogadishu | Somali Airlines Vickers 785D Viscount (6O-AAJ) | 30 5 / 0 |
| 1965 2 Nov | Somalia Obock | Military - French Air Force Douglas C-47A (316410) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1965 14 Sep | Ethiopia Gore | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-ABI) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 1964 2 Oct | Ethiopia Addis Ababa | Interocean Lockheed L-749A-79 Constellation (LX-IOK) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 1964 12 Apr | Somalia Hargeisa | Aden Airways Douglas DC-3 (VR-AAM) | 15 15 / 0 |
| 1962 13 Jan | Ethiopia Near Tippi | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-1) | 18 5 / 1 |
| 1961 5 Sep | Ethiopia Near Sendafar | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-16) | 19 5 / 0 |
| 1960 15 Jul | Ethiopia Near Jima | Ethiopian Airlines Douglas DC-3 (ET-T-18) | 11 1 / 0 |
| 1953 29 Mar | Malawi Mtara | Central African Airways Vickers 616 Viking 1B (VP-YEY) | 13 13 / 0 |
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