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African Development Bank to withdraw international staff from Ethiopia – sources

20th December 2023

By: Reuters

  

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) will withdraw its international employees from Ethiopia following what it said was an assault on its staff members by government security forces, two sources familiar with the decision told Reuters on December 20.

The AfDB lodged a formal complaint with Ethiopian authorities in November, calling the physical assault and hours-long detention of two of its employees on October 31 a "very serious diplomatic incident".

The two sources were not aware of a timetable for the withdrawal of the Ethiopia-based employees.

Nor did they provide details on how the decision might affect the AfDB's operations in Ethiopia, where, according to the bank's website, it has eight projects worth a total of about $308-million.

An AfDB spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the staff pull-out.

At the time of its formal complaint, the AfDB said the Ethiopian authorities had promised to investigate, and Ethiopian state finance minister Eyob Tekalign said his government regretted the incident

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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