Via: The African Exponent
The Republic of Benin has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to the country to leave immediately. In a statement released by the office of the presidency yesterday, Ambassador Oliver Nette, the European Union envoy to the country was accused of interfering in domestic affairs. President Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon’s office however made it clear that the West African country had nothing against the European Union and that a new envoy could be assigned to the country. The statement described Ambassador Oliver Nette as “harmful” and a threat to the national security of a result of his continuous in local politics and affairs which the government finds disturbing. You will recall that this is not the first time an African country is expelling a foreign diplomat due to interference in domestic affairs. Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia have all expelled ambassadors from the countries in recent times.
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