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Burkina Faso has ordered the UN’s coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her “persona non grata”. Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Burkina Faso, has been asked to leave the country without citing any official reasons..
In the meantime, reacting to the unilateral decision, the UN diplomat said that the withdrawal discredits and tarnishes the image of the country and puts off potential investors.
Rouamba said Manzi had predicted chaos in Burkina Faso in the coming months, adding that the United Nations should act as a support structure as the West African state battles a bloody jihadist insurgency.
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Burkina Faso is a land-locked poor country in the heart of the Sahel region. Since 2015, the west African country has been plagued by attacks perpetrated by jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, which claimed thousands of lives. The UN official’s expulsion comes days after two French nationals working for a Burkinabe company were expelled, with the authorities accusing them of espionage.
