Colombia’s far-right President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has closed down the Colombian embassy in Ghana.
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, in a video shared by Al Jazeera, unveiled a sweeping diplomatic overhaul.
He suspended plans to open a Palestinian embassy, reopening the embassy in Jerusalem.
Abelardo de la Espriella also announced the closure of 15 other embassies as part of a foreign policy reset.
According to the far-right candidate and President-elect of Colombia, the closure of the embassies does not mean Colombia is breaking their diplomatic relations with them.
In the video shared, Abelardo de la Espriella stated, “I will reopen the Colombian embassy in Jerusalem; likewise, I will order the suspension of the opening of the embassy in Palestine, which actually became operational.
I will close the embassies of Algeria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Romania, Senegal and South Africa.
He further added, These decisions do not mean breaking diplomatic relations with those countries, much less with those multilateral organisations, except with Cuba and Nicaragua.
In my government there will be no ties with tyrannies”.
Also, on a Threads handle on Monday, 27 July 2026, The NovaTimes stated, “Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella says he’ll close embassies in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Cuba, Czechia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Hungary, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Romania, Senegal, and South Africa,” the post read.
“He’ll also cancel plans for an embassy in Palestine and merge Colombia’s diplomatic missions in France (UNESCO) and Italy (FAO). Colombia will maintain diplomatic relations with all countries except Cuba and Nicaragua,” the post further read.
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