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Burkina Faso has ordered the United Nations coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her “persona non grata”, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
“Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, is declared persona non grata in the territory of Burkina Faso.
“She is therefore requested to leave Burkina Faso today, 23 December 2022,” the ministry said, without giving any official reason for the expulsion.
Foreign Minister Olivia Rouamba said Manzi’s decision to “unilaterally” withdraw non-essential UN staff from the capital Ouagadougou justified the move…
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