source: Soir Info; Abidjan TV; Afrique sur 7; AFP; News Abidjan; AIP (Ivory Coast); Connection Ivoirienne
actor1: Rioters (Ivory Coast)
actor2: Rioters (Ivory Coast)
location: Bongouanou
notes: On 16 October 2020, residents demonstrated in Bongouanou town (Moronou, Lacs) against the candidacy of Alassane Ouattara for a third term. They erected barricades on a main road, and repelled pupils from the schools of the town. The demonstration escalated in clashes between two groups of demonstrators, when one group accused the second of damaging a shop belonging to one of its members. Several shops were damaged and a restaurant burnt, and several injuries reported. [size=no report]