Malawi revokes diplomats' status in US over recall stand-off

Malawi revokes diplomats' status in US over recall stand-off

The Malawi government has revoked the diplomatic status of eight recalled diplomats who had refused to leave the United States in a stand-off over the shipping home of their personal effects.

Govt strips envoys of diplomatic status

Government has revoked the diplomatic status of its recalled envoys in Washington DC and Permanent Mission at the United Nations in New York.Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Rejoice Shumba confirmed in an interview on Saturday that the ex-diplomats are there on their own.Chakaka Nyirenda: They are there at their costThis comes after the High Court in Lilongwe on Thursday dismissed an application for judicial review by the diplomats.Nine …

Malawi revokes diplomatic status of envoys

Diplomats who have been refusing to return to Malawi after being recalled have had their diplomatic status revoked. Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka has confirmed that the government has made the decision after the diplomats failed to return home by 31 December, 2021, a deadline which the ministry had set. Reports indicate that eight […]The post Malawi revokes diplomatic status of envoys appeared first on Malawi 24.