Nairobi — The charity World Vision began evacuating international staff from Burundi on Friday following a failed bid by generals to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza.
"As a precaution to the current unrest, World Vision is currently arranging for three of its staff and their families to be temporarily transferred to Rwanda," Philippe Guiton, World Vision's senior humanitarian adviser, said in a statement.
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