Ouagadougou Incident

The Ouagadougou Incident was a politically contentious friendly-fire incident that took place in 0095 in the Organization of African Consolidation.

The event, which took place during the ZAFT invasion of the northern OAC, involved Britannian and OAC units regrouping in the city of Ouagadougou, West Africa. These units were unexpectedly tapped to respond to a civilian riot prompted by loss of utilities during the conflict. In the ensuing fracas, OAC pilot Ana Kambinda opened fire and killed both Britannian pilots.

The ensuing court martial reached a verdict of accidental blue-on-blue and determined that Kambinda had mistaken the Britannian pilots, who were equipped with Guarlions, for ZAFT landing units. Kambinda was required to issue a formal apology to the Britannian ambassador and was subsequently transferred away from joint operations at the front. The incident remained a point of political tension between the Union and the OAC, with the former accusing the latter of covering up a deliberate attack on BU pilots who were "evidently trying to assist civilian authorities, per their Federation obligations."

The incident resulted in no civilian casualties and the riot was dispersed peacefully.