source: MNCTV Congo; BBC News; Actualite; La Prunelle; AFP
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Lubumbashi
notes: On 9 July 2020, hundreds of members and supporters of the ruling UDPS party and other social movements marched in the city of Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga) against the endorsement of Ronsard Malonda as chairperson of the CENI (National Independent Electoral Commission), despite the ban on all demonstrations due to the coronavirus restrictions. The police erected several barriers and dispersed the crowd using tear gas and shooting at the demonstrators. 4 people died from gunshot injuries and 10 more were injured, 7 of them by gunshot. Tens went missing. 1 police officer was also injured. [size=hundreds]