BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin has ordered Chad’s ambassador to Germany to leave the country within 48 hours in response to a similar move by the central African country last week, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
“In response to the unfounded expulsion of our Ambassador to Chad, we today summoned the Chadian Ambassador in Berlin, Mariam Ali Moussa, and called on her to leave Germany within 48 hours. We regret that it had to come to this,” the ministry said in a tweet.
Two Chadian government sources said on Saturday that Germany’s Ambassador to Chad, Gordon Kricke, was expelled over his critical comments about the political situation in Chad.
“Ambassador Kricke exercised his office in N’Djamena in an exemplary manner & has worked for human rights & the rapid transition to a civilian government in Chad,” the German ministry said.
(Writing by Friederike Heine, Editing by Rachel More)
