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Algeria, France, Senegal
The man who advises Gérald Darmanin on Africa

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin (right) alongside Alexandre Diebolt, in Algiers on 9 October 2022. © NurPhoto via AFP

When he arrives in Dakar on 20 December, the French Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin will once more be accompanied by his adviser, Alexandre Diebolt, who has been at his side since this summer. But who is this diplomat? [...]

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North Africa and Middle East Department
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Alassane Ouattara
Alexandre Diebolt
Amadou Ba
Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome
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Christian Rodriguez
General Directorate for Foreigners in France
Gerald Darmanin
Macky Sall
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North Africa and Middle East Department
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