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. | |||
| 2017 15 Nov |  TanzaniaEmpakaai | Costal Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (5H-EGG) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2014 31 Aug | United Republic of Tanzania Mwanza | Safari Express Cargo Fokker F-27 MK 500 (5Y-SXP) | 3 3 / 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1980 5 Dec | United Republic of Tanzania Dar es Salaam | Tanzania Aviation Piper PA-42 Cheyenne (5H-TAL) | 10 10 / 0 |
| Date | Crash location | Airline Aircraft (reg. number) | Passengers Fatalities aboard Killed on the ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| List updated regularly. | |||
| 2019 24 Nov |  The Democratic Republic of The CongoGoma | Busy Bee Congo Dornier 228-201 (9S-GNH) | 19 19 / 7 |
| 2017 27 Mar |  ZimbabweMautaer | ETA Air Charter Britten-Norman BN2 Islander (C9-AOV) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 2016 2 Feb |  SomaliaNear Mogadishu | Daallo Airlines Airbus A321-111 (SX-BHS) | 72 1 / 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 |
| 2010 25 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Bandundu | Filair Let 410UVP-E (9Q-CCN) | 20 19 / 0 |
| 2009 12 Nov |  RwandaKigali | Rwandair Canadair CRJ-100ER (5Y-JLD) | 15 1 / 0 |
| 2009 26 May | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Isiro | Service Air Antonov An-26 (9Q-CSA) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 2009 29 Apr | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Massamba | Bako Air Boeing B-737-200 (TL-ADM ) | 7 7 / 0 |
| 2008 13 Aug | Somalia K-50 Airport | Fly 540 Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 (5Y-BVF) | 3 3 / 0 |
| 2007 4 Oct | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | Africa One Congo Antonov AN-26 (9Q-COS) | 22 21 / 30 |
| 2007 24 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Malemba Nkulu | Karibu Airways Let 410 (9Q-CVL) | 6 1 / 0 |
| 2007 7 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Goma | Galaxy Kavatsi Airlines Antonov AN-12BP (4L-SAS) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 2007 26 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kongolo | Great Lakes Business Complany Antonov AN-32 (9Q-CAC) | 15 14 / 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 |
| 2006 3 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Bukavu | Tracep Antonov AN-28 (9Q-COM) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 2006 7 Jul | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Sake | Mango Airlines Antonov AN-12B (9Q-CVT) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 2006 30 Jun |  MozambiqueVilanculos | Naturelink Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (ZS-POG) | 3 1 / 0 |
| 2006 10 Apr | Kenya Marsabit | Military - Kenya Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II (132) | 17 14 / 0 |
| 2005 4 Oct | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Aru | Wimbi Dira Airways Antonov 12V (9Q-CWC) | 100 2 / 0 |
| 2005 5 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Isiro | Kavatshi Airlines Antonov 26B (ER-AZT) | 11 11 / 0 |
| 2005 18 May |  ZambiaMongu | Military - Zambia Air Force Yunshuji Y-12 (AF-216) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 2005 5 May | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Kisangani | Kisangani Airlift Antonov AN-26 (EK-26060) | 11 10 / 0 |
| 2004 18 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Goma | Transworld Safaris Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (5Y-TWH) | 3 3 / 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 |
| 2001 14 Dec | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Geti | Eagle Air Let 410A (5X-CNF) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 2001 23 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Mugogo | Victoria Airlines Antonov 28 (3C-LLA) | 11 4 / 0 |
| 2000 7 Nov | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Luabo | Malu Aviation Antonov 32B (ER-AFA) | 11 2 / 0 |
| 2000 19 Apr | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Bukavu | Kivu Air Services Cessna 208B Caravan I (ZS-ONT) | 2 2 / 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 |
| 1999 8 Feb | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | Air Karibu Lockheed L-188A Electra (9Q-CDI) | 7 7 / 0 |
| 1998 10 Mar | Kenya Mombasa | Air Memphis Boeing 707-336C (SU-PBA) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1997 12 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Uvira | TMK Air Commuter de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9Q-CBO) | 22 22 / 0 |
| 1997 14 Apr | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Brazzaville | TAAG Angola Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 (D2-TFP) | 7 3 / 0 |
| 1996 13 Nov | Kenya Ngong | Kismayo Airlines Piper PA-31-350 Navajo (?) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1996 6 Jun | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | Hoseba Ilyushin 76MD (UR-76539) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1996 8 Jan | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | African Air Antonov AN-32B (RA-26222) | 6 2 / 225 |
| 1995 18 Jul |  MadagascarNear Antananarivo | Military - Madagascar Air Force Douglas C-47A (5R-MMG) | 34 34 / 0 |
| 1994 17 Jul | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Boma | Sankuru Air Service Yakovlev 40D (RA-87256) | 9 5 / 0 |
| 1994 6 Apr | Rwanda Kigali | Rwanda Government Dassault Falcon 50 (9XR-NN) | 12 12 / 0 |
| 1994 14 Mar | Kenya Off Malindi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (69-6576) | 8 8 / 0 |
| 1994 18 Jan | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | Scibe Airlift Cargo Zaire Learjet 24D (9Q-CBC) | 2 2 / 0 |
| 1993 27 Jan | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | Trans Service Airlift Nord 262A-44 (9Q-CJK) | 21 3 / 0 |
| 1992 9 Oct | Somalia Mogadiscio | Kiev Production Association Antonov 32 (CCCP-48088) | 13 1 / 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 |
| 1991 25 Nov | Mozambique Sena | STASA Douglas C-47B-DK (C9-STD) | 3 1 / 0 |
| 1990 4 Dec | Kenya Nairobi | Sudania Air Cargo Boeing B-707-320F (ST-SAC) | 10 10 / 0 |
| 1990 20 Apr | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Kinshasa | Military - Zairean Air Force Lockheed C-130H (9T-TCG) | 24 20 / 0 |
| 1990 17 Feb | Zambia Near Ngwerere | Military - Zambian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo (AF316) | 29 29 / 0 |
| 1989 28 Jun | Somalia Near Borana | Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF (6O-SAZ) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1988 18 Jun | Mozambique Central Mozambique | Military - Mozambique Air Force Mil Mi-8 (helicopter) (?) | 25 21 / 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 |
| 1986 10 Jul | Mozambique Maputo | Military - Zimbabwe Air Force Douglas C-47A (7312) | 17 17 / 0 |
| 1986 30 Mar | Mozambique Near Pemba | Military - Mozambique Air Force Antonov AN-26 (042) | 54 49 / 0 |
| 1986 5 Feb | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kasongo | GLM Aviation Lockheed L-188AF Electra (9Q-CWT) | 14 2 / 0 |
| 1985 15 May | Mozambique Vilanculos | Empresa Nacional de Transp. Trabalho Aereo Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (C9-AMV) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1984 11 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near the Kwango River | MMM Aero Services Handley Page Dart Herald 202 (9Q-CAH) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1984 8 Aug | Kenya Machakos | Pioneer Airlines Cessna 402A (5Y-AMS) | 9 9 / 0 |
| 1981 24 Jul | Madagascar Madagascar | Air Madagascar de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (5R-MGB) | 19 19 / 0 |
| 1981 20 Jul | Somalia Mogadishu | Somali Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship 600RF (6O-SAY) | 50 50 / 0 |
| 1980 17 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Kindu | Military - Zairean Air Force de Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo (9T-CBA) | 36 36 / 0 |
| 1980 14 Sep | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kindu | Military - Force Aérienne Zaïroise Lockheed Hercules C-130 (9T-TCE) | 36 36 / 0 |
| 1979 12 Feb | Zimbabwe Near Kariba | Air Rhodesia Vickers Viscount 748D (VP-YND) | 59 59 / 0 |
| 1978 3 Sep | Zimbabwe Near Kariba | Air Rhodesia Vickers Viscount 782D (VP-WAS) | 56 38 / 0 |
| 1978 24 Jul | Kenya Near Nairobi | Amphibians Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 (5Y-CMC) | 11 5 / 0 |
| 1977 14 May | Zambia Near Lusaka | IAS Cargo Boeing 707-321C (G-BEBP) | 6 6 / 0 |
| 1976 4 Oct | Kenya Nairobi | Emirates Air Transport Douglas DC-7CF (TZ-ARC) | 4 4 / 0 |
| 1976 4 May | Zambia Near Monze | de Havilland Aircraft de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (C-GDHA) | 11 9 / 0 |
| 1974 20 Nov | Kenya Near Nairobi | Lufthansa Boeing B-747-130 (D-ABYB) | 157 59 / 0 |
| 1974 18 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Kisangani | Military - Zairean Air Force Lockheed C-130H (9T-TCD) | 31 31 / 0 |
| 1970 6 May | Somalia Mogadishu | Somali Airlines Vickers 785D Viscount (6O-AAJ) | 30 5 / 0 |
| 1969 16 Apr | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kinshasa | Wigmo Curtiss C-46 (?) | 45 45 / 0 |
| 1967 19 Jul | Madagascar Tananarive | Air Madagascar Douglas DC-4-1009 (5R-MAD) | 42 42 / 0 |
| 1965 2 Nov | Somalia Obock | Military - French Air Force Douglas C-47A (316410) | 30 30 / 0 |
| 1964 29 Nov | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Leopoldville | Air Congo (BIAS)? Douglas DC-4 (OO-DEP) | 14 6 / 0 |
| 1964 12 Apr | Somalia Hargeisa | Aden Airways Douglas DC-3 (VR-AAM) | 15 15 / 0 |
| 1963 15 Jul | Madagascar Farafangana | Air Madagascar Douglas C-47 (5R-MAJ) | 12 6 / 0 |
| 1963 15 Jul | Madagascar Farafangana | Air Madagascar Douglas C-47 (5R-MAJ) | 12 6 / 0 |
| 1962 17 May | Kenya Near Nairobi | Military - U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130A Hercules (56-0546) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1961 17 Sep | Zambia Ndola | Transair Sweden Douglas DC-6B (SE-BDY) | 16 16 / 0 |
| 1960 19 Jul | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Goma | Military - Royal Belgian Air Force Fairchild C-119G (CP-36) | 41 37 / 0 |
| 1960 22 Apr | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Bunia | Sobelair SA (Belgium) Douglas C-54B (OO-SBL) | 35 35 / 0 |
| 1958 26 Dec | Zimbabwe Salisbury | Union Aeromaritime de Transport Douglas DC-6B (F-BGTZ) | 70 3 / 0 |
| 1955 18 May | Kenya Mt. Kilimanjaro | East African Airways Douglas DC-3 (VP-KKH) | 20 20 / 0 |
| 1955 23 Feb | Zimbabwe Salisbury | Central African Airways Douglas DC-3 (VP-YKO) | 26 1 / 0 |
| 1953 10 Apr | Madagascar Miandivazo | Air France Junkers JU-5/-3m (F-BALE) | 5 5 / 0 |
| 1953 29 Mar | Malawi Mtara | Central African Airways Vickers 616 Viking 1B (VP-YEY) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1952 4 Feb | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Kikwit | Sabena Douglas DC-3 (OO-CBN) | 15 15 / 0 |
| 1952 2 Jan | Madagascar Andapa | Air France Junkers JU-52/3m (F-BAMQ) | 11 6 / 0 |
| 1950 24 Jan | Madagascar Near Tamatave | Societe Transatlantique Aerienne Douglas C-47A-50-DL (F-BFGD) | 14 14 / 0 |
| 1949 27 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Leopoldville | Sabena Douglas C-47B-5-DK (OO-CBK) | 20 5 / 0 |
| 1948 31 Aug | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Elizabethville | Sabena Douglas DC-3 (Douglas C-47A-10-DK) (OO-CBL) | 13 13 / 0 |
| 1948 13 May | The Democratic Republic of The Congo Near Magazini | Sabena Douglas DC-4-1009 (OO-CBE) | 32 31 / 0 |
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