source: Le Pays; Infowakat
actor1: Rioters (Burkina Faso)
actor2: Police Forces of Burkina Faso (2015-) Gendarmerie
location: Ouagadougou
notes: On 31 March 2020, gendarmes entered the Kossodo University area in Ouagadaougou (Kadiogo, Centre), and assaulted students for not complying with the nightly curfew imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic. A large number of students at the campus reacted to what they perceived as abusive and heavy-handed behavior by the gendarmes and barricaded the campus area and clashed with the gendarmes who fled but soon returned with reinforcements and fired teargas to disperse the students. [size=large]