Footballer Kalidou Koulibaly teams up with ICRC to defend humanitarian law in Africa

The Senegalese international appears in “Defenders”, the ICRC‘s latest audiovisual production, and takes aim at behavior that runs counter to the laws of war. The film begins in a makeshift tent: a poster of Kalidou Koulibaly, horns honking, armed men rushing to get out. Outside, the player himself, wearing a red soccer uniform, plants himself in front of the camera, before blurting out: “Keep it clean! No fouls!” He immediately disappears. Who was he talking to? No time to wonder if it was a dream or reality. The young gunmen…

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