source: Tamtam Info; Twitter; Studio Kalangou
actor1: Rioters (Niger)
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2011-2021)
location: Niamey
notes: On 24 February 2021, a large number of residents, primarily youths, demonstrated in support of the opposition over two days in different parts of the capital Niamey (Ville de Niamey, Niamey). The demonstrations began hours before the announcement of the provisional election results. The demonstrators clashed with the police, vandalized public and private property including shops, houses, infrastructure, and the electoral campaign headquarters of the MNSD-Nassara party, and barricaded roads, burned tires and debris. The police dispersed the demonstrators by firing tear gas and arresting nearly 500 people in the course of two days. Two people were killed in the clashes. Fatalities are split across two events. [size=large]