source: AFP; Radio Okapi
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kinshasa
notes: On 14 October 2020, police dispersed using tear gas a march held by the ECIDE in Kinshasa (Kinshasa, Kinshasa). They were denouncing the creation of the Minembwe commune, which they consider will divide the integrity of DRC. Some protesters were reported injured and other were arrested by the police. The Inter-Mutuelle Association of Southern Kivu (IMASKI) also held a protest sit-in in Kinshasa (Goma, Nord-Kivu) to denounce the creation of the Minembwe commune. [size=no report]