On October 30, 2021, police clashed with fishing communities from the villages bordering the Rio Tinto QMM mining site in Tolagnaro - Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, protesting the loss of livelihood allegedly caused by the mining. Four people were reportedly injured and a few people have passed out. Two spokespersons were arrested, namely the honorary president of the F.P.E. association, Eugène Chretien Ratovondrainy, and the vice-president Simon Bedango Razafinandriana.