source: BBC News; Actualite; Radio Okapi; Desk Eco
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kasumbalesa
notes: On 7 May 2020, a group of local people and traders burned tires on the public road and vandalized public buildings in Kasumbalesa (Sakania, Haut-Katanga), including a police station, from which they released some prisoners. The police responded with tear gas and fired live ammunition into the air to disperse the demonstrators. The demonstration was held against the FARDC's new controls at the border, which have halted the normal transit of people and goods due to the coronavirus pandemic. No fatalities and/or injuries reported. The border was reopened the next day. [size=no report]