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Macron advisor Paul Soler loses Libyan brief

Paul Soler, French president Emmanuel Macron's highly discreet Libyan adviser, left his post in early September, according to our sources. [...]

Published on 26/09/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Firing of diplomat Christophe Faurnaud reveals tensions at top over Libya and Lebanon

The swift ousting this month of diplomat Christophe Farnaud, the head of the powerful North Africa and Middle East directorate at the French foreign ministry since 2019, was the result of a deepening rift between with the Elysée over key issues such as Libya and Lebanon.

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Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

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New French military attaché Thomas Billard to mediate with Tripoli

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Paul Soler joins Christophe Farnaud in Tunis to meet Bachagha

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Paul Soler still Emmanuel Macron's man for Libyan affairs

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Macron appoints a new North Africa adviser

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CAE Aviation and the DGSE return to the front

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The real negotiators of the Haftar-Sarraj Paris agreement

The key part of the talks which took place between Fayez Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar in Paris from July 23 to 25 took place neither at the Elysee Palace nor at the Chateau of Celle Saint-Cloud.

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Libya
Macron advisor Paul Soler loses Libyan brief

France
Firing of diplomat Christophe Faurnaud reveals tensions at top over Libya and Lebanon

Libya
Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

Libya
New French military attaché Thomas Billard to mediate with Tripoli

Libya, Tunisia
Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen cuts a fine figure for Ali Essawi

Libya
Paul Soler joins Christophe Farnaud in Tunis to meet Bachagha

Libya
Paul Soler still Emmanuel Macron's man for Libyan affairs

North Africa
Macron appoints a new North Africa adviser

Libya
CAE Aviation and the DGSE return to the front

Spotlight | Libya
The real negotiators of the Haftar-Sarraj Paris agreement