Nairobi, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - US expands military base in Kenya to boost regional security

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2026-01-30

The United States has launched a $70-million runway expansion project at a military base in Kenya near the border with Somalia, aimed at boosting counter-terrorism operations in the Horn of Africa. The Manda Bay airbase is a Kenya Defence Forces site in Lamu County used by US forces and has long served as a strategic hub in the fight against Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group Al-Shabaab. In 2024, former president Joe Biden announced plans to make Ke......

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