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9:07 CAT | 20 Dec 2023
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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 Tuesday.
The AfDB lodged a formal complaint with Ethiopian authorities last month, calling the physical assault and hours-long detention of two of its employees on Oct. 31 a “very serious diplomatic incident”.
The two sources were not aware of a timetable for the withdrawal of the Ethiopia-based employees.
An AfDB spokesman 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.
Source: Reuters
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