Chad ordered German Ambassador Jan-Christian Gordon Kricke to leave the country due to his "impolite attitude" and "lack of respect for diplomatic customs," the country's Communication Ministry announced on Saturday.
Kricke, who has been serving as Germany's ambassador to Chad since 2021, was given 48 hours to leave the central African country.
The ministry posted a two-line statement on Twitter but did not expand on the reasons it gave for Kricke's expulsion.
Meanwhile, the German Foreign Office highlighted that the reasons for the ambassador's expulsion were not clear, adding that it was in contact with the government in Chad.
"The reasons that the government of Chad put forward as a justification for declaring our ambassador in N'Djamena a persona non grata are completely incomprehensible," a spokesperson told DW.
In the same vein, a government source told the French news agency AFP that Kricke was seen as "interfering too much" and making divisive remarks.
The source added that he had been warned on several occasions.
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