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

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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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