source: 7 Sur 7; Actualite; Radio Okapi; La Libre Afrique; AFP
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Kolwezi
notes: On 19 May 2020, locals barricaded roads, burnt tires and threw stones against the Police in Kolwezi (Kolwezi, Lualaba) in response to the killing of 2 civilians by armed men during a robbery. 1 Police officer was killed by the rioters. The state authorities then announced they had arrested the perpetrators of the incident that had fueled the rioting. [size=no report]