SubSaharan Africa 469
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rwandan soldiers briefly crossed into Burundi territory on August 17,
- Burundi protested.
517 Rwanda/540 Angola
MID#4339
Started in August 1998. See the narrative in the 490 Democratic Republic of the
Congo/517 Rwanda dyad dispute list.
517 Rwanda/552 Zimbabwe
MID#4339
Started in August 1998. See the narrative in the 490 Democratic Republic of the
Congo/517 Rwanda dyad dispute list.
517 Rwanda/565 Namibia
MID#4339
Started in August 1998. See the narrative in the 490 Democratic Republic of the
Congo/517 Rwanda dyad dispute list.
520 Somalia/530 Ethiopia
MID#1423
Dispute Number: 1423
Date(s): August 20, 1960 to September 14, 1961
Participants: 530 Ethiopia/520 Somalia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute began on August 20, 1960, when Ethiopian forces fired on
a Somali patrol sent to investigate tribesmen attacks on Ethiopia. The Ethiopians
had killed numerous nomads earlier, on August 14. Ethiopian attacks on the nomads
and their grazing cattle continued throughout the end of 1960, flaring cross-border
tensions. On January 3, 1961, Ethiopian planes strafed Somali villages, wounding
over 40 civilians, and then on January 20, Somalia warned that war was likely should
the attacks continue. Nevertheless, cross-border clashes continued until August
and often involved Somali patrols and police. Somali then urged at least a partial