Emmanuel Duparcq
latest news & developmentsPressure forces acquittal of Burundi coup plotters
Pressure from the international community, NGOs and civil society led to the acquittal recently of five alleged coup plotters imprisoned in Burundi in August this year. The men…
Afghan talent show a hit four years after the Taliban
Unthinkable only four years ago under the fundamentalist Islamic rule of the ousted Taliban regime that banned music and television, <i>Afghan Star</i> — a spin-off of the West’s…
All-American wrestling treat for Afghan-based GIs
An enormous cheer rises into the Bagram sky. In a pink bikini top, miniskirt and red Father Christmas hat, the voluptuous Lilian Garcia has appeared to give thousands of GIs an…