{"id":53007,"date":"2025-02-14T20:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/burundi-expels-wfp-representative-over-security-warning\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:43:05","slug":"burundi-expels-wfp-representative-over-security-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/burundi-expels-wfp-representative-over-security-warning\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi expels WFP representative over Security warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sibi was expelled after the WFP office in Burundi issued a directive instructing its staff to stockpile food, water, and cash sufficient for two weeks in case of a deterioration in security in Bujumbura.<\/p>\n<p>French international radio journalist Esdras Ndikumana (RFI) reported that both officials left Burundi on February 14, 2025, traveling to Rwanda by air.<\/p>\n<p>The directive, which later circulated on social media, caused controversy, with the Burundian government interpreting it as an attempt to spread panic among citizens and diplomats.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns over security in Burundi have been growing amid the ongoing military gains of the armed M23 group, which has been defeating Burundian and Congolese troops in battles underway in South Kivu, eastern DRC.<br \/>\nSouth Kivu borders Burundi\u2019s Cibitoke province in the northwest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-81691 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/marri-5646f.jpg\" alt=\"Sibi Lawson-Marriott, the country director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-81692 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic_1-190.jpg\" alt=\"President Ndayishimiye exchanges pleasantries with Sibi Lawson-Marriott, the country director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Burundi has sent packing Sibi Lawson-Marriott, the country director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), along with her security officer, Sarah Nguyen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000081690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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