SubSaharan Africa 483
Coding changes: Start Date changed from December 27, 1987. End Date changed
from December 27, 1987. Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from
None.
541 Mozambique/572 Swaziland
MID#4169
Dispute Number: 4169
Date(s): January 20, 1994
Participants: 572 Swaziland/541 Mozambique
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Swazi Defense Forces violated Mozambique territory, and Mozambique
protested the move. There is no evidence whether the incident was purposeful.
551 ZAMBIA/552 ZIMBABWE
MID#1804
Dispute Number: 1804
Date(s): November 11, 1965 to February 10, 1966
Participants: 552 Zimbabwe/200 United Kingdom, 551 Zambia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On November 11, 1965, Zambian President Kaunda declared a state
of emergency in Zambia following Zimbabwe’s declaration of independence from
Britain. Kaunda claimed that there were white Rhodesian troops concentrated on the
Zimbabwe-Zambian border and asserted that any invasion attempt would be met with
force. On December 2, the British government announced they would be sending Brit-
ish Royal Air Force jet fighters along with airfield defensive forces to Zambia. The
Royal Air Force remained in Zambia for almost a year.
Coding changes: End Date changed from August 23, 1966.
MID#1401
Dispute Number: 1401
Date(s): November 4, 1966
Participants: 551 Zambia/552 Zimbabwe
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rhodesian forces shot dead a Zambian woman on a canoe on the border.
Zambia protested. The dispute occurred amid a backdrop of sanctions and increasing
tension between the two countries.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from October 14, 1966.