Angolan rebels, government fight at dam
In September 1998, fierce fighting between UNITA and Angolan government forces broke out at Gove Dam on the Kunene River for control of the installation.
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Water pipeline in Zambia is bombed.
A water pipeline is bombed along the Great North Road in Lusaka, Zambia. No group claims responsibility for the attack, however the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is suspected of placing the bomb. This attack coincides with four other area bombings on the same day.
African nations fight over Zambezi island
Namibia and Botswana engage in a territorial dispute over Sedudu Island, or Kasikili Island, in the Zambezi River, or Chobe River, related to the location of the border and access to water. The International Court of Justice rules in favor of Botswana in 1999.
Water storage facility is destroyed
Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of bombing the Red Sea port at Assab, saying several bombs are dropped on Assab, destroying a water storage facility on the outskirts of the town.
Students riot to protest water shortages
Students riot to protest water shortages in Kenya.
Clashes between rioters and police over water shortages
Sudanese rioters who are protesting against the failure of schools to reopen as well as water and electricity shortages clash with police who intervene to quell the riot. At least one student is killed and many are injured.
Zambia water cut off
Bomb blast destroyed the main water pipeline, cutting off water for the city of Lusaka, population 3 million.
Bomb plot at South Africa reservoir
A home-made bomb is discovered at a water reservoir at Wallmansthal near Pretoria. It is thought to have been meant to sabotage water supplies to farmers.
100 bodies found in Angolan wells
One hundred bodies are found in four drinking water wells in central Angola.
Residents riot over cut of water supplies
Residents riot when city officials cut of water supplies to 1000 homes who are defunct on their payment. Police move in and disperse the crowd with rubber bullets.