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. | |||
| 2006 11 Jun |  ChadAbéché | Military - Chadian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (TT-PAF) | 7 5 / 0 |
| 1952 6 Nov | Chad Lake Chad | Union Aeromaritime de Transport Douglas C-54B-1-DC (F-BFVO) | 6 5 / 0 |
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly. | |||
| 2021 21 May |  NigeriaNear Kaduna | Military - Nigerian Air Force Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i (NAF203) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2013 3 Oct | Nigeria Lagos | Associated Aviation Embraer 120RT Brasilia (5N-BJY) | 20 16 / 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 |
| 2012 3 Jun | Nigeria Lagos | Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (5N-RAM) | 153 153 / 10 |
| 2010 19 Jun |  CameroonYangadou | Aero Service CASA 212 Aviocar (TN-AFA ) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2010 12 May |  LibyaTripoli | Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-202 (5A-ONG) | 104 103 / 0 |
| 2009 20 Feb | Egypt Luxor | Aerolift Antonov 12V (S9-SVN) | 5 5 / 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 |
| 2008 15 Mar | Nigeria Nbagu | Trade Wings Aviation Ltd. Beechcraft 1900D (5N-JAH) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2007 8 Nov | Sudan Khartoum | Juba Air Cargo Antonov 12 (ST-JUA) | 4 0 / 2 |
| 2007 6 May | Egypt Near El-Thamad | Military - French Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (742/CB) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 2007 5 May | Cameroon Near Dizangue | Kenya Airways Boeing B-737-8AL (5Y-KYA) | 114 114 / 0 |
| 2006 29 Oct | Nigeria Near Abuja | ADC Airlines Boeing 737-2B7 (5N-BFK) | 105 96 / 0 |
| 2006 17 Sep | Nigeria Vandeikya | Military - Nigerian Air Force Dornier 228 (NAF033) | 18 13 / 0 |
| 2006 23 Apr | Cameroon Kousséri | Military - Lybian Arab Air Force Antonov 74TK-200 (UR-74038) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 2005 10 Dec | Nigeria Near Port Harcourt | Sosoliso Airlines McDonnell DC-9-32 (5N-BFD) | 110 108 / 0 |
| 2005 22 Oct | Nigeria Lisa | Bellview Airlines Boeing B-737-2L9 (5N-BFN) | 117 117 / 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 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 |
| 2004 3 Jan | Egypt Off Sharm el Sheikh | Flash Air Boeing B-737-3Q8 (SU-ZCF) | 148 148 / 0 |
| 2003 8 Jul | Sudan Port Sudan | Sudan Airways Boeing 737-2J8C (ST-AFK) | 117 117 / 0 |
| 2002 4 Jul |  Central African RepublicBangui | Prestige Airlines (Cargo) Charter Boeing B-707-123B (9XR-IS) | 27 25 / 0 |
| 2002 21 May | Nigeria Near Calabar | Sky Executive Air Services LET 410UVP (9Q-CEX) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 2002 4 May | Nigeria Kano | EAS Airlines (Executive Airline Services) BAC One-Eleven 525FT (5N-ESF) | 77 74 / 78 |
| 2001 27 Nov | Nigeria Port Harcourt | MK Airlines Boeing 747-246F (9G-MKI) | 13 1 / 0 |
| 2001 4 Apr | Sudan Adar Yeil | Military - Sudan Air Force Antonov AN-24 (?) | 30 14 / 0 |
| 2000 13 Jan | Libya Off Marsa el-Brega | Avisto Shorts 360-300 (HB-AAM) | 41 22 / 0 |
| 2000 5 Jan | Nigeria Abuja | Skypower Express Airways Embraer 110P1A Bandeirante (5N-AXL) | 16 1 / 1 |
| 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 |
| 1997 29 Jul | Nigeria Calabar | ADC Airlines BAC One-Eleven 203AE (5N-BAA) | 55 1 / 0 |
| 1997 16 Apr |  NigerNear Sorei | Military - Niger Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (5U-MBD) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 1997 31 Jan | Nigeria Yola | Skypower Express Airways Embraer 110P1A Bandeirante (5N-AXS) | 16 5 / 0 |
| 1996 7 Nov | Nigeria Lagos | Aviation Development Corporation Boeing B-727-231 (5N-BBF) | 143 143 / 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 |
| 1996 18 Jan | Nigeria Near Kano | Military - Nigerian Air Force Hawker Siddeley HS-748 (5N-AXO) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 1995 3 Dec | Cameroon Near Douala | Cameroon Airlines Boeing B-737-2K9 (TJ-CBE) | 78 72 / 0 |
| 1995 13 Nov | Nigeria Kaduna | Nigeria Airways Boeing B-737-2F9 (5N-AUA) | 137 9 / 0 |
| 1995 24 Jun | Nigeria Lagos | Harka Air Services Tupolev TU-134A (RA-65617) | 80 16 / 0 |
| 1995 23 Apr | Nigeria Lagos | Bristow Helicopters de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (5N-AJQ) | 9 1 / 0 |
| 1994 13 Sep | Nigeria Near Abuja | Aerocontroctors - Charter de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (5N-ATQ) | 5 3 / 0 |
| 1993 7 Jun | Sudan Near Ariab | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan (ST-AID) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1992 22 Dec | Libya Tripoli | Libya Arab Airlines / Military - Libya Air Force Boeing B-727-2L5 / MiG23UB (5A-DIA) | 157 157 / 0 |
| 1992 26 Sep | Nigeria Near Lagos | Military - Federal Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130H (NAF911) | 158 158 / 0 |
| 1992 7 Apr | Libya Near Sarra | Air Bissau Antonov AN-24RV (J5-GAE) | 13 3 / 0 |
| 1991 26 Jun | Nigeria Near Sokotu | Okada Air BAC One-Eleven 402AP (5N-AOW) | 53 4 / 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 |
| 1989 19 Sep | Niger Near Bilma | Union des Transportes Aeriens McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N54629) | 171 171 / 0 |
| 1989 27 Jul | Libya Tripoli | Korean Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (HL-7328) | 199 75 / 4 |
| 1989 28 Jun | Cameroon Yaounde | Cameroon Airlines Hawker Siddeley HS-748-435 Srs. 2 (TJ-CCF) | 47 3 / 0 |
| 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 21 Jul | Nigeria Near Lagos | Angola Air Charter Boeing 707-328C (D2-TOV) | 6 6 / 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 5 May | Sudan Malakal | Sasco Air Lines Cessna 404 Titan II (ST-AIJ) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1987 5 Feb | Cameroon Near Jakiri | Aero France Learjet 55 (F-GDHR) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 1986 16 Aug | Sudan Malakal | Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M (ST-ADY) | 60 60 / 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 30 Aug | Cameroon Douala | Cameroon Airlines Boeing B-737-2H7C (TJ-CBD) | 116 2 / 0 |
| 1984 8 May | Egypt Elbet Beni Salama | Military - Egyptian Air Force McDonnel F-4E Phantom II (?) | 2 2 / 19 |
| 1983 28 Nov | Nigeria Near Enugu | Nigeria Airways Fokker F-28 Fellowship 2000 (5N-ANF) | 72 53 / 0 |
| 1983 16 Apr | Sudan Near Khartoum | Air Liberia Hawker Siddeley HS-748-329 Srs. 2A (EL-AIH) | 9 8 / 9 |
| 1981 31 Oct | Cameroon Bafoussam | Cameroon Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (TJ-CBC) | 24 1 / 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 |
| 1979 11 Aug | Egypt Near Katab | Bahri Aviation Learjet 35 (N711AF) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1978 5 Nov | Egypt Off Alexandria | Nile Delta Air Services Douglas DC-3 (SU-AZM) | 18 18 / 0 |
| 1978 2 Mar | Nigeria Kano | Nigeria Airways Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 / MiG-21 (5N-ANA / ?) | 18 18 / 0 |
| 1977 4 Mar | Niger Niamey | Overseas National Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF (N8635) | 4 2 / 0 |
| 1975 25 Nov | Egypt Near Bir Lahfan | Military - Israel Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (011) | 20 20 / 0 |
| 1975 18 Mar | Sudan Singa | Sudan Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 (ST-ADB) | 6 5 / 0 |
| 1974 10 Oct | Egypt Cairo | EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 (SU-AXB) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1973 22 Jan | Nigeria Kano | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing B-707-3D3C (JY-ADO) | 202 176 / 0 |
| 1972 5 Dec | Egypt Beni Sueif | EgyptAir Boeing 707-336C (SU-AOW) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1971 6 Dec | Sudan Tikaka | Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 (ST-AAY) | 42 10 / 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 Nov | Nigeria Near Ikeja | Nigeria Airways BAC VC-10-1101 (5N-ABD) | 87 87 / 0 |
| 1969 26 Sep | Nigeria Uli | Nordchurchaid Boeing C-97 (N52676) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1969 3 Aug | Nigeria Uli | Canairelief Air Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation (CF-NAJ) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1969 20 Mar | Egypt Near Aswan | United Arab Airlines Ilyushin IL-18D (SU-APC) | 105 100 / 0 |
| 1968 28 Sep | Nigeria Port Harcourt | Pan African Airlines Douglas C-54B (N90427) | 57 57 / 1 |
| 1968 18 Aug | Egypt Off Port Said | United Arab Airlines Antonov AN-24V (SU-AOL) | 40 40 / 0 |
| 1968 13 Jul | Nigeria Near Lagos | Sabena Boeing 707-329C (OO-SJK) | 7 7 / 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 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 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 |
| 1965 3 Feb | Cameroon Garoua | Air Cameroon Curtiss C-46A (F-OAFI) | 4 4 / 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 |
| 1963 3 May | Cameroon Near Buca | Air Afrique Douglas DC-6B (F-BIAO) | 55 55 / 0 |
| 1963 3 May | Cameroon Near Buca | Air Afrique Douglas DC-6B (F-BIAO) | 55 55 / 0 |
| 1962 15 May | Egypt Near Cairo | United Arab Airlines Douglas DC-3 (SU-AJM) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 1962 4 Mar | Cameroon Douala | Caledonian Airways Douglas DC-7C (G-ARUD) | 111 111 / 0 |
| 1961 10 Oct | Libya El Adem | Military - Royal Air Force Handley Page Hastings C-2 (WD498) | 37 17 / 0 |
| 1961 17 Jun | Nigeria Near Kano | Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei Douglas C-54B-1-DC (D-ABEB) | 7 1 / 0 |
| 1961 13 Jun | Cameroon Douala | Air Cameroon Douglas DC-4 (?) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1961 12 Jun | Egypt Cairo | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Lockheed L-188C Electra (PH-LLM) | 36 20 / 0 |
| 1960 15 May | Sudan Jebel Marra | Balair Douglas DC-4-1009 (HB-ILA) | 12 12 / 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 28 Oct | Egypt Over the Mediterranean Sea | Military - Egyptian Air Force Curtiss C-46 (SU-AAB) | 23 23 / 0 |
| 1956 24 Jun | Nigeria Kano | British Overseas Airways Canadair C-4 Argonaut (G-ALHE) | 45 32 / 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 |
| 1955 10 Sep | Cameroon Near Banyo | Societe France Hydro Latecoere 631 (F-BDRE) | 16 16 / 0 |
| 1955 3 Jun | Cameroon Fort Lamy | Union Aéromaritime de Transport Douglas C-54A (F-BFVT) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 1955 18 Apr | Cameroon Kupe Mountains | Union des Transportes Aeriens de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B (F-BGOI) | 14 12 / 0 |
| 1955 5 Feb | Nigeria Near Calabar | West African Airways Bristol 170 Freighter 21E (VR-NAD) | 13 13 / 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 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 |
| 1952 19 Feb | Cameroon Near Yaounde | STAAP Consolidated 32 Liberator II (F-BEFX) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 1951 19 Nov | Egypt Cairo | Devlet Hava Yollari Douglas DC-3 (TC-ACA) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1951 3 Feb | Nigeria Near Mt. Cameroun | Air France Douglas DC-4 (F-BBDO) | 29 29 / 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 |
| 1947 1 Jul | Cameroon Near Eaeka | Air France Junkers JU-52/3m (F-BALF) | 13 13 / 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 |
| 1946 9 Jun | Nigeria Near Abeokuta | Military -Royal Air Force Douglas C-47 Dakota (KG747) | 18 18 / 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 |
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