East Africa, France
France's new foreign affairs chief reshuffles ambassadors

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. © Benoit Tessier/POOL/EPA/MaxPPP
The freshly-appointed French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is set to oversee several changes at the head of a swath of embassies in East Africa over the next few months. [...]
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