Ethiopia: Ethiopia Declares Egyptian Diplomat Persona Non Grata, Orders Departure Within 48 Hours
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has declared an Egyptian diplomatic staff member persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia has formally dismissed an Egyptian diplomatic employee as persona non grata, demanding his departure from the country within a 48-hour timeframe, according to a statement from the nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Egyptian Embassy in Addis Ababa received a formal notification expressing Ethiopia's decision to declare Ahmed Moharam Ahmed Soliman, an Egyptian diplomatic staff member, as persona non grata.
The Ministry cited the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as the legal basis for the expulsion, expecting the Egyptian diplomat to leave Ethiopia within the specified 48-hour window following the communication.
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