source: Al Akhbar (Mauritania); Sahara Media
actor1: Protesters (Mauritania)
actor2: N/A
location: Zouerat
notes: On 5 October 2020, environment activists and the 'Federation of Miners and Farmers of the State' held a protest sit-in in Zouerat (Tiris-Zemmour, Zoueratt) to denounce the danger posed by gold mining companies using chemical products to extract gold. [size=no report]