$6m fraud enquiry at centre of AfDB staff assault in Addis Ababa
SATURDAY DECEMBER 23 2023
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina during a past media briefing. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
By Charles Onyango-Obbo
Premier lender African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday announced that it was pulling out international staff from Ethiopia, after a “serious diplomatic incident” in which its employees were attacked by security officers.
The Abidjan-headquartered lender said existing Ethiopian staff would continue working under its employment contracts, and the Ethiopian office manned by an officer-in-charge.
International staff will work remotely, in the meantime.
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