Ivory Coast, Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Djibouti... Though Ukraine is currently taking up a good deal of his time, Africa nevertheless also features high up the list of the priorities of France's new armed forces minister, Sébastien Lecornu. He has travelled to the continent at least five times since his appointment in May, despite the fact that his circle of advisers is not especially well versed in African matters. His 38-year-old diplomatic minister Vincent Braconnay has never been posted to the