Eritrean ambassador requests political asylum in Sudan

KHARTOUM, Oct 19 (AFP) — Eritrea’s ambassador to Khartoum, Abdalla Adam has applied for political asylum in Sudan, the Sudan Media Centre said late Sunday.

Adam made his request to protest against Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki’s oppression of his people and his hostility towards neighbouring countries, the SMC reported the diplomat as saying.

The Eritrean embassy was unable to confirm the report.