source: Actualite; BBC News
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kinshasa
notes: On 9 July 2020, thousands of members of the ruling UDPS, Lucha, Filimbi and other associations marched near parliament in Kinshasa against the endorsement of Ronsard Malonda as chairperson of the National Independent Electoral Commission. Some demonstrators erected barricades with burning tires and confronted the police with stones and petrol bombs. 2 demonstrators and 1 policeman were killed in clashes, with at least 27 people injured, including 19 policemen. Public and private property and political party offices were destroyed. Several arrests were made, including 1 journalist. [size= thousands]