source: Mourassiloun; Zahraa; Al Akhbar (Mauritania)
actor1: Rioters (Mauritania)
actor2: Military Forces of Mauritania (2009-2019) Gendarmerie
location: Chami
notes: On 22 August 2020, hundreds of gold miners held a demonstration and clashed with Gendarmerie forces in Chami (Dakhlet-Nouadhibou, Nouadhibou) to denounce a new tax imposed by the 'Minerals of Mauritania' company. The Gendarmerie headquarter was torched, 4 Gendarmes were reported injured and dozens of miners were arrested after the clashes. [size=hundreds]