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Kenya, United States
US revives its request to Nairobi to launch drone strikes from Kenya

The head of Kenya Defence Forces, Robert Kariuki Kibochi, with his American counterpart Mark Milley. © Kenya Defence Forces

American President Joe Biden is keen to strengthen US military presence in the Horn of Africa, which is still plagued with attacks by Al-Shabaab. The long postponed proposal of launching strikes from Kenyan territory is now back on the table. [...]

Published on 31/05/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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