source: RFI; Africa 1; 2sTV; Sud Quotidien (Senegal); Le Quotidien (Senegal); Agence de Presse Senegalaise; AFP; Sen360
actor1: Rioters (Senegal)
actor2: Military Forces of Senegal (2012-) Gendarmerie
location: Bignona
notes: On 4 March 2021, supporters of the PASTEF (opposition) party demonstrated for the second day in a row, in Bignona town, Tenghory (Bignona, Ziguinchor) against the arrest of their party's leader. They erected barricades, burned tires on roads, looted and burned shops, and clashed with the gendarmerie forces who fired tear gas to disperse them. One demonstrator was killed, and about 10 injured, including 4 gendarmes. Another wounded demonstrator later died of his injuries. [size=no report]