2020 Ivorian protests

The 2020 Ivorian protests were a series of massive rioting and increasingly violent street demonstrations adding to the growing massive street protests and civil disorder sweeping Ivory Coast. The protests were against the results and the re-run of president Alassane Ouattara. These protests were major anti-government opposition protests, and consisted of supporters of opposition protests in Abidjan and other cities in support of democratic reforms.

Pro-democracy riots first began as strikes in March and April, against lockdown in Cote d’Ivoire as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anti-Alassane Ouattara protests rocked the country, mainly the Christian south, sparking fears of a civil war.

Thousands rallied on 12–21 September in Abidjan, which is where all the protests began and were taking place.

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in popular civil disobedience in October, before the 2020 Ivorian presidential election. Election protests and bloody crackdowns was met to protesters as the opposition called on strikes to be held nationwide after the results of the election was announced. After 5 days of violent clashes and intense remonstrances, 30+ protesters were killed and protests ceased.[1][2][3]