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    Africa, France
    Secret tussle around an ex-DGSE at the Quai d'Orsay revealed

    Christophe Bigot (L) and The Ledger Plaza Bangui (thumbnail on the right) with the Quai d'Orsay in the background.
    Christophe Bigot (L) and The Ledger Plaza Bangui (thumbnail on the right) with the Quai d'Orsay in the background. © P. Kovalenkov/Alamy//M. Hossam/EPA/MaxPPP// M. Lima/The New York Times-Redux-REA - Photo editing and assembly: Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

    A report was filed in 2023 with the French public prosecutor against the foreign ministry's director for Africa following his visit to Bangui in the Central African Republic. The diplomat, who told Intelligence Online that he had no recollection of the incident, was reassigned to a position at the European Union and the case was dropped.

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    Azerbaijan, France
    Paris and Baku rekindle strategic dialogue as Middle East crisis escalates

    French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot telephoned his Azerbaijani counterpart on 3 March 2026.
    French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot telephoned his Azerbaijani counterpart on 3 March 2026. © Thibault Camus/Pool/AFP

    The Iran conflict has spurred France and Azerbaijan to resume talks at the highest level. Tehran's northern neighbour, which has been Mossad's rear base in the region for many years, has so far been largely overlooked, or miraculously spared, by Iranian reprisals.

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