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French-Russian national courted by Russian diplomats loses post at French embassy in Kinshasa

Updated on 20.03.2026 at 09:01 GMT Reading time 4 min

The courtyard of the French embassy in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The courtyard of the French embassy in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. © Alexis Huguet/AFP

A dual national diplomat appointed to the French embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo never made it to Kinshasa since she was denied top-level security clearance. According to French domestic intelligence services, she had been approached in Paris by several Russian diplomats.

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