BACKLASH AS AFRICAN LEADERS RIDE TO QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FUNERAL IN BUS ASIDE ETHIOPIAN PRESIDENT SAHLEH-WORK ZWEDE

Sahle-Work, Ethiopia's President according to reports, Zewde is the only African President who refused to board the bus during Queen Elizabeth's funeral procession. She was asked to take the bus, but she refused, saying, "I won't go like this, I need the same level of respect as everyone else." This has numerous implications. For protocol, I have my own Embassy cars.

They let her use the Ethiopian Embassy car when they couldn't persuade her otherwise.