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Henry Wilkins
@Henry_Wilkins
TV and radio for @VOANews across Africa and the Middle East. Words and pictures for @AJE @WashingtonPost @BBCWorld @TheEconomist @ViceNews etc
Jan 24, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
1/? #BurkinaFaso last night in the Ouaga 2000 neighbourhood, where presidential palace is located, I saw mutinying special forces had set up check points on major roads and appeared to be in control of the area. 2/? This morning, I am outside the national TV station, RTB, which has been taken over by mutineers. The gate is blocked with armoured vehicle, AA gun outside.
Jan 23, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
#BurkinaFaso Mutiny - I was detained briefly by soldiers mutinying at Ouagadougou's largest military camp - Sangoule Lamizana. They gave us a list of their demands and then released us after about 30 minutes. List of demands to follow... Soldiers outside the Lamizana base fired warning shots in the air and trained loaded guns at myself and another journalist as we were passing on a motorbike. Confiscated cameras and motorbike and walked us inside the base. Around 50 soldiers on the peripheries and inside...