source: Actualite; 7 Sur 7
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Butembo
notes: On 8 April 2021, a group of people (including LUCHA, Antigang and Veranda Mutsanga activists) erected barriers in the city of Butembo (Lubero, Nord-Kivu) to demonstrate against the recrudescence of ADF attacks in the region and to demand the departure of the MONUSCO, who they accuse of mishandling the security situation in the Eastern part of the country. According to reports, elements of the PNC/FARDC intervened in the event, firing shots and using tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. Another group, who was returning from a Church proceeding, was intercepted as they were going to participate in a sit-in outside of the MONUSCO office in the area. [size=no report]