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Kenya puts boots on ground and planes aloft on Somalian front

Diplomatic tensions between Kenya and Somalia have prompted the Kenya Air Force to bolster Nairobi's military deployment on the north-eastern border. And yet ironically, its aircraft will continue to patrol Somalian skies to support the Kenyan contingents within AMISOM. [...] (227 words)

Issue dated 08/01/2021

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