Ethiopia Closes Sudan's Consulate in Assosa, Gives Staff 48 Hours to Leave, Sources Say
Informed sources told NSNA that Ethiopia has ordered Sudan's consulate in the border city of Assosa, Benishangul-Gumuz, closed, declared its diplomatic staff and employees personae non gratae, and given them 48 hours to leave, amid rising tensions between Khartoum and Addis Ababa.
Serious diplomatic escalation: Ethiopia closes the Sudanese consulate in Asosa and gives its staff 48 hours to leave. Informed sources told the "NSNA" agency that the Ethiopian government has issued a sudden decision to close the Sudanese consulate in the border city of Asosa, located in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region.
The sources confirmed that the Ethiopian authorities have declared all members of the diplomatic staff and employees at the consulate persona non grata, giving them only 48 hours to leave Ethiopian territory.
This escalatory step comes amid mounting political and diplomatic tensions witnessing the two countries' relations recently, signaling a prominent shift and further complication in the regional landscape between Khartoum and Addis Ababa.