Diplomatic éclat in Chad

Chad recently expelled the ambassador of Germany, Jan Kricke. In The Conversation, our colleague Helga Dickow explains the circumstances of the expulsion and its consequences.

She writes: "It was obvious that Chad’s transitional authorities had had enough of criticism from their partners. The expulsion of the German ambassador could be a warning to other embassies, especially France, to be more restrained in their criticism of Chadian politics and not to support the opposition".

The whole article can be read here.