A Zimbabwean visiting home sent me this video she shot at the corner of Second Street and Josiah Tongogara. Interestingly, Robert Mugabe had the support of the police leading up to the 2017 coup, but they were immobilised by the military, which was pro-Mnangagwa. This time around, Mnangagwa has the police in his pocket—who has the military? | Hopewell Chin'ono

🇧🇫 Au Burkina Faso, des partisans du pouvoir en place affirment qu’une tentative de coup d’État aurait été déjouée dans la nuit du samedi 3 janvier. Des audios non authentifiés circulent en ligne, des arrestations sont évoquées et des rassemblements de soutien au capitaine Ibrahim Traoré ont eu lieu à Bobo-Dioulasso et à Ouagadougou. Jusqu’ici, le gouvernement burkinabè n’a pas encore réagi. | Brut Afrique

A very rare video of Robert Mugabe's 1980 victory in Zimbabwe. Mugabe went to a Catholic school and later won a scholarship to study in south Africa, where he got one of his six degrees in a year. Later, while in prison for 10 years without trial; Mugabe used his time to study and passing 3 law exams. Watch as whites leaves Zimbabwe after Mugabe's victory 👐 #Video_courtesy_of_BBC_Politics_Newsnight_Archives_1980 | Shipungu