Spotlight | West Africa
From Lomé to Abidjan, new boss breathing life into French foreign intelligence service

Nicolas Lerner, Director of the DGSE, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, April 2024.
Nicolas Lerner, Director of the DGSE, at the Élysée Palace in Paris, April 2024. © Éric Tschaen/REA
At the head of the foreign intelligence service for a little under two years, Nicolas Lerner is trying to develop new contacts in West Africa. In a region undergoing great change, he is relying in particular on his good relations with Lomé and Rabat. [...]
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