source: Radio Okapi; Election-Net; 7 Sur 7; Reuters; Actualite
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Police Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
location: Beni
notes: On 8 April 2021, a group of people, including members of Veranda Mutsanga, erected barricades across the city of Beni (Beni, Nord-Kivu) to demonstrate against the recrudescence of ADF attacks in the region and to demand the departure of the MONUSCO, whom they accuse of mishandling the security situation in the Eastern part of the country. Elements of the PNC fired shots to disperse the rioters, hitting 1-2 people. Around 57 to 65 people were detained by the PNC at different points across the city, including the neighborhoods of Matonge, Malepe, as well as the boulevards of Ruwenzori, Nyamwisi and Boikene. [size=no report]