source: Shabelle Media Network
actor1: Protesters (Somalia)
actor2: N/A
location: Garowe
notes: On 6 December 2020, local residents staged a peaceful protest towards the ministries area in Garowe town (Garoowe, Nugaal), calling on the government to resolve the unfavorable exchange rate of the Somali shillings to the US dollar. The protesters were mainly small and medium-scale traders and casual laborers who have been affected by the exchange rate. [size=no report]