SubSaharan Africa 445
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: Rwandan forces attacked multiple towns in the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC) during the first half of 2002, looking for anti-Rwandan rebels based in
the DRC. Rebels fighting the DRC government were aiding the attacks.
MID#4356
Dispute Number: 4356
Date(s): September 4, 2002 to September 30, 2003
Participants: 517 Rwanda/490 Democratic Republic of the Congo, 500 Uganda
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rwandan forces moved into a various territories of the Democratic Repub-
lic of the Congo. Rwanda claimed the moves were to counter joint actions by Ugandan
forces and Rwandan rebels in the area.
MID#4366
Dispute Number: 4366
Date(s): April 24, 2004 to December 17, 2004
Participants: 516 Burundi, 517 Rwanda/490 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rwanda again entered the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in
April 2004, in search of Interahamwe rebels. The conflict spread to Burundi in August
when Hutu extremists, possibly with help from Congolese military units, entered
Burundi and attacked a Tutsi refugee camp, killing 160 there. Both Rwanda and
Burundi threatened the DRC in return. In November, Rwanda renewed its campaign
and entered the DRC, conducting several raids on villages there.
490 Democratic Republic of the Congo/540 Angola
MID#1441
Started in August 1975. See the narrative in the 540 Angola/560 South Africa dyad
dispute list.
MID#2150
Dispute Number: 2150
Date(s): March 8, 1977 to May 26, 1977
Participants: 40 Cuba, 540 Angola/220 France, 482 Central African Republic, 490
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 500 Uganda, 600 Morocco, 651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)