Burundi has ordered a World Health Organisation official to leave the country alongside three other health experts.
An unsigned letter from the ministry of foreign affairs in Burundi declares Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo and three others as ‘’unwelcomed’ ’and gives them 48 hours to leave the country.
The others are Dr Jean Pierre Murunda, Prof Tarzy Daniel and Dr Ruhana Mirindi Bisimwa.
Burundi foreign affairs minister Ezechiel Nibigira did not deny or confirm the letter in a phone interview, but a source at the ministry confirmed its authenticity to BBC.
The ministry did not however give reasons for the expulsion of the officials.
#Burundi-Le Ministère des affaires étrangères du Burundi a adressé une note verbale au Bureau de la représentation de l'OMS pour l'Afrique, déclarant le représentant de l'OMS au Burundi et 3 experts "persona non grata" et "doivent quitter le territoire du Burundi avant le 15 mai" pic.twitter.com/0nkRFOj8Fz
— ABP (@ABPInfos) May 14, 2020
The Burundi government has been criticised for organizing elections in the middle the global coronavirus pandemic. Elections are scheduled for May 20.
Campaign rallies have been going on across the country and measures to control the spread of the virus are not being observed.
15 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Burundi, with the virus claiming one life.
Source: BBC News
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