source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: N/A
location: Rubaya
notes: On May 4, artisanal miners protested in Rubaya against the closing of the Coltan mines by the Mining Society of Bisunzu (SMB). The Masisi-Goma road was barricaded, several boutiques were pillaged. Several of the people were armed with assault weapons.