source: Sud Quotidien (Senegal); Fatu Network; FOROYAA; Sen360; Point (Gambia); EnQuete Plus
actor1: Rioters (Gambia)
actor2: Police Forces of Gambia (2017-)
location: Sanyang
notes: On 15 March 2021, residents demonstrated in Sanyang town (Brikama, Kombo South) after a Senegalese stabbed a Gambian to death over a private dispute. They erected barricades, burnt tires on roads, and set fire to a Chinese fishmeal factory where both were employed. Locals also attacked the properties of Senegalese civilians during demonstrations.The police forces intervened and fired tear gas at the demonstrators who burnt the local police station down in return. One person was arrested. The army was later deployed to settle the situation. [size=no report]