Burkina Faso Declares Two EU Diplomats Persona Non Grata

Burkina Faso's junta government declared two EU delegation diplomats — the deputy head of the EU delegation and a programme officer — persona non grata on July 14, 2026, giving them three days to leave the country. No official reason was given. The expulsion comes roughly three weeks after Ouagadougou severed diplomatic relations with France (June 26, 2026) and follows a June 18 European Parliament resolution criticizing the junta's treatment of civil society and democratic freedoms. Brussels stated it 'regretted the move and saw no justification for it' and subsequently summoned Burkina Faso's ambassador to the EU in protest. The expulsion is the latest step in Burkina Faso's deepening diplomatic isolation from Western partners under Capt. Ibrahim Traoré.