Ethiopia, South Africa ink deal on extradition of criminal suspects
Ethiopia and South Africa have signed an agreement to extradite individuals suspected to have committed crimes in either country and sought refuge in the other.
The deal was signed on Monday in Addis Ababa, where Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen and South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor are leading delegations at the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Ethiopia Joint Ministerial Commission.
Aside from the extradition agreement, Ethiopia and South Africa also evaluated the status of performance of the bilateral agreements signed before in trade, investment, science, innovation, education, health, culture and many other fields.
Ethiopia and South Africa have enjoyed strong diplomatic relations since 1994.
In 2008, the ties were further strengthened with the formation of a Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), which created an overarching framework for cooperation and partnership between the two countries.
