source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Beni
notes: On 12 January 2021, members of the Veranda Mutsanga social movement demonstrated for the second straight day in Beni (Beni, Nord-Kivu). They denounced the rise of insecurity and the mandatory registration of motorbike taxi drivers (license plate fee). They also blamed a cocoa company accused of illegal trade with the ADF. The police intervened and arrested some activists who tried to put up barricades, without further incidents. [size=no report]