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Africa
Musical chairs at French embassies across the continent

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot in Lagos, Nigeria in October 2025.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot in Lagos, Nigeria in October 2025. © Olympia de Maismont/AFP

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs is picking up pace in the appointment of several strategic diplomatic posts on the continent. While several have been pretty much confirmed, the sensitive jobs in Abidjan, Dakar and Pretoria remain unresolved amid political and diplomatic horse-trading.

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