Barbara Manzi
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Barbara Manzi is an Italian diplomat and former UN representative in Burkina Faso, who was declared 'persona non grata' by the military junta in December 2022 after she published a blog post detailing the impact of the ongoing crisis on education and health services in the country.
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Italian Barbara Manzi was previously expelled by the junta after publishing a blog post on the crisis's impact on education and health services.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré: Burkina Faso expels top UN official over child rights reportDaily Graphic – state-owned Ghanaian newspaper, est. 1950·
Ghana· 2025-08-20
Ghana· 2025-08-20
Barbara Manzi was expelled by the Burkinabè government for unilaterally deciding to evacuate families of UN workers.
Carol Flore-Smereczniak, persona non grata au Burkina: une succession d’impairs du Système des Nations uniesSidwaya – main daily newspaper of Burkina Faso (French)·
Burkina Faso· 2025-08-19
Burkina Faso· 2025-08-19Also mentioned
Carol Flore Smereczniak
Barbara Manzi was the UN representative before Carol Flore-Smereczniak and was also declared 'persona non grata' by the junta.
Burkina Faso's junta expels top UN official over child rights reportBBC·
United Kingdom· 2025-08-19
United Kingdom· 2025-08-19