SubSaharan Africa 441
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Democratic Republic of Congo Navy seized five sailors from the
Congolese Navy near Bolobo and held them in Kinshasa. The president accused the
Congolese sailors of bringing large quantities of military equipment into the Demo-
cratic Republic of Congo, but Congolese leaders said the sailors were on a routine
exercise. The Democratic Republic of Congo handed the sailors to the Congolese
embassy.
MID#4245
Dispute Number: 4245
Date(s): October 1997 to October 8, 1997
Participants: 490 Democratic Republic of the Congo/484 Congo
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Soldiers from Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo exchanged
cross-border shelling twice. Kinshasa was hit, with one mortar landing at Kinshasa
University.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from October 8, 1997. Fatalities changed from
None.
484 Congo/540 Angola
MID#4168
Dispute Number: 4168
Date(s): May 13, 1995
Participants: 540 Angola/484 Congo
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: This dispute describes border incidents between Angola and Congo on
May 13, 1995. First, an Angolan soldier crossed the border and killed two Congolese
villagers before he was also killed. Angolan forces retaliated for the killing of the
soldier by launching a cross-border attack and engaging Congolese forces.
MID#4246
Dispute Number: 4246
Date(s): October 11, 1997 to October 15, 1997
Participants: 540 Angola/484 Congo
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: Missing
Narrative: Angolan forces intervened on behalf of Congolese rebels in the Congolese
civil war. The joint force took the capital and ended the war relatively quickly.