by Giuseppe Gagliano –
What immediate consequences do the recent failures of the French presence in Africa have? The French parliamentary intelligence delegation (DPR – Délégation parlementaire au renseignement) summoned both the French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and the director of the French Foreign Secret Service, the DGSE, Bernard Emie. Their summons was due to the request for clarification on the recent coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon.
In the report presented by the director of the French Security Service, it appears that the president of Niger had been warned of the imminent danger of a coup d’état. However, sources close to the French security services say that the delegation did not give much credence to Bernard Emie’s claims, and the collaborative relationship between the French secret service, President Macron’s main diplomatic advisor, Emmanuel Bonne, and Fabien Mandon, head of the president’s personal staff.
The recent failures in Africa represent a very hard blow for the current director of the French Security Service and his aspiration to become Minister of Foreign Affairs once his managerial mandate ends will hardly be satisfied.
The times of De Gaulle and Jacques Foccart are now coming to an end.
