source: Sen360
actor1: Rioters (Senegal)
actor2: Military Forces of Senegal (2012-) Gendarmerie
location: Dakar
notes: Around 16 May 2021 (weekend of), residents demonstrated in Dougar neighborhood of Dakar city (Dakar Plateau, Dakar) after being allegedly expropriated of their lands by a real estate company. They attacked the ongoing construction project on the land spots. The gendarmerie forces fired live ammunitions, injuring one demonstrator, and arrested about 30 others. [size=no report]