source: Politico (DRC); Twitter; La Prunelle; Radio Okapi; Actualite; SOS Medias
actor1: Protesters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Beni
notes: On 23 April 2021, hundreds of women dressed in white and students, some of whom had taken part in two sit-ins earlier in the week, marched in the streets of Beni (Beni, Nord-Kivu) after attending a mass to demand peace in the face of increasing rebel attacks in the region of Beni and Ituri. At the same time, another group infiltrated the protest, burning tires and throwing rocks, both at the protesters and the police, which resulted in the injuring of 3 women. Reports suggest that the rioters incited the women to march to MONUSCO's Boikene base, which they refused to do. The PNC fired shots in the air and used tear gas to disperse the rioters. [size=hundreds]