source: Al Akhbar (Mauritania)
actor1: Rioters (Mauritania)
actor2: Military Forces of Mauritania (2009-2019) Gendarmerie
location: Chami
notes: On 22 February 2021, the Mauritanian gendarmerie dispersed a sit-in held by miners who were blocking a road and burning vehicles in Chami (Dakhlet-Nouadhibou, Nouadhibou). Demonstrators were denouncing the imposition of new fees on them by the company exploiting the gold mines. [size=no report]