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Africa, France
French embassy shakeups to follow presidential election

Both Hollande and Sarkozy carried out diplomatic reshuffles in embassies just before the end of their mandates, but current French President Emmanuel Macron is not expected to make any such changes before April's presidential election. [...]

Published on 15.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Diplomatic dispute over Mali's ambassador to Paris turns into political row

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Who's advising right-wing presidential hopeful Valérie Pécresse on Africa?

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Paris had been planning for months in anticipation of a coup against Kaboré

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How Paris mended fences with Libreville

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