Burkina Faso junta declares UN coordinator persona non grata over child rights report

Burkina Faso junta declares UN coordinator persona non grata over child rights report

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The military junta in Burkina Faso on Monday declared the United Nations resident coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak as “persona non grata” over an official U.N. report that accused jihadi groups and government forces of abuses against children. In a statement, the government