Gambia: Govt Expels Top EU Diplomat As Rights Spat Grows

A spokeswoman says the European Union has summoned Gambia's ambassador to the bloc after the country expelled the EU's top diplomat late Friday. President Yahya Jammeh did not immediately give a reason.

On Friday, Gambia ordered EU Chargee d'Affaires Agnes Guillaud to leave within 72 hours. Though officials gave no reason for expelling the French diplomat, it followed the EU's blocking of some 13 million euros in aid to Gambia in December.

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