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Germany Expels Chad's Ambassador in Tit-for-Tat Response

On April 10, 2023, Berlin ordered Chad's ambassador to leave Germany within 48 hours, following a similar demand from Chad's military government. Chad's government said that Germany's ambassador to the country, Jan-Christian Gordon Kricke, had left after receiving his marching orders.

The country's communication ministry said: "This decision of the government is motivated by the discourteous attitude and the lack of respect for diplomatic customs". The ministry did not expand on the reasons it gave for Kricke's expulsion but Kricke had criticised delays in holding elections after the 2021 coup and a ruling last year that would allow Mahamat Deby, the interim military leader, to run in elections in 2024, Reuters quoted Chadian government sources as saying.

The German Embassy joined others, such as France, Spain and the Netherlands, in expressing concern over the delayed return to democracy. The country has been ruled by a transitional military government headed by President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno since April 2021.It had initially promised to hand over power by October last year but has since extended the deadline for another two years.

Présidence de la République démocratique du Tchad

The President of the Transitional government MAHAMAT IDRISS DEBY

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