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Technical head of external intelligence service given marching orders

The technical director of the DGRE, James Elong Lobe, has been dismissed after 15 years in post - a consequence of his poor relations with new intelligence chief Jean-Pierre Robins Ghoumo. [...]

Published on 03/02/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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