2018 Kanyama riots
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
2018 Kanyama riots | |||
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Date | 12 January 2018 | ||
Location | Kanyama, Lusaka | ||
Caused by | Regulations imposed to control the spread of a cholera epidemic in Lusaka. | ||
Goals | Traders chanting we want change. | ||
Methods | Rioting | ||
Status | Ended | ||
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Casualties | |||
Injuries | 62 | ||
Arrested | 55 | ||
Charged | 33 |
The 2018 Kanyama riots took place on 12 January 2018 after regulations imposed on trading to control the spread of the cholera epidemic in Lusaka. The traders complained that they were not warned and were surprised to see armed officers who told them to vacate the trading place.