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Emran Feroz is an Afghan-Austrian journalist currently based in Stuttgart, Germany. He is regularly writing from Afghanistan, often focusing on the Middle East, Central Asia, drone warfare, refugee policies and human rights. Emran is writing in both German and English. His work has already appeared in international media outlets such as Al Jazeera, The Intercept, Alternet, The Atlantic or the New York Times and in various German and Austrian news papers and magazines.
This shocking BBC investigation reveals how workers of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) used local prostitutes while working in African countries.
According to whistleblowers, mostly female former employees, the behaviour was widespread among male aid workers. In fact, medication has been offered in exchange for sex regularly.
Although the use of prostitutes is banned by MSF under its strict code of conduct, the practice of using them in Third World countries seem to be nothing new, and is deeply interconnected with racism and colonialism.