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Djibouti, Kenya, Niger
In wake of Manda Bay debacle, US Air Force counts on intelligence to protect bases

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US Base Camp Simba, Kenya.
US Base Camp Simba, Kenya. © EPA/MAXPPP

After three Americans including a soldier were killed in an attack on the Manda Bay camp in Kenya in January, the US Air Force is to use private operators to enhance its intelligence-gathering capabilities in the Horn of Africa and Niger.

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