{"id":27544,"date":"2026-10-16T08:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27544"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:23:03","slug":"eritrea-urges-african-union-to-restore-its-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=27544","title":{"rendered":"Eritrea Urges African Union to Restore Its Representation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eritrea has urged the African Union to take \u201cimmediate corrective measures\u201d to restore its representation at the AU Commission headquarters after Ethiopia expelled Eritrean diplomats.<\/p>\n

In a letter to the AU, officially released Thursday, Eritrea\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the denial of the country\u2019s membership rights, representation and participation in the organization as \u201ca matter of serious concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter said Ethiopia had deprived Eritrea of its fundamental rights as a member state to representation at the AU and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa after declaring 10 Eritrean diplomats based at its embassy in Addis Ababa persona non grata on October 1.<\/p>\n

The list included an Eritrean diplomat formally accredited as permanent representative to the AU and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, as well as three diplomatic staff assigned to cover both organizations, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

The ministry said the AU was an intergovernmental organization founded on the principle of sovereign equality among its members. Eritrea\u2019s statutory membership rights, it added, \u201ccannot be curtailed or compromised at the whim of another member state.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eritrean government called on the AU Commission to urgently bring the matter to the attention of the AU Executive Council and Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cEritrea urges the policy organs to take immediate corrective measures to restore Eritrea\u2019s rightful representation at the headquarters of the union and ensure its full participation in the activities of the union as a sovereign and equal member,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n

The letter comes amid escalating diplomatic tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea that have rapidly strained relations between the two Horn of Africa nations.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Ethiopia announced the closure of its embassy in Eritrea\u2019s capital, Asmara, citing \u201cEritrea\u2019s direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence against Ethiopia.\u201d Eritrea then announced a complete severance of bilateral ties.<\/p>\n

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