French ambassador to Central African Republic under fire after security reports

Back to school at the French high school in Bangui, graduation of young gendarmes... Since September, Marie P., the first counselor at the French embassy in the Central African Republic, has been on all fronts and ensures French representation during official events.

The ambassador, Bruno Foucher, has disappeared from the radar. His last photo appearance, on the embassy's Facebook page, dates back to mid-July.

Le Canard Enchaîné revealed this summer that he would have received around thirty young women between 20 and 30 years old in the private apartments of his residence, from January 2024 to March 2026. It was the services in charge of protecting the embassy who, worried about these repeated visits, reported a security breach.

Questioned twice by the Quai d'Orsay services, which carried out an on-site inspection in April, Bruno Foucher said he was helping these students with their education by offering them access to his library. It would also have allowed one…