Britain Signs Deal to Extend Military Training In Kenya

Kenya and Britain signed a deal on Wednesday to allow British troops to continue military training in the East African nation for five more years, ending half a decade of protracted negotiations which tested their relations. For decades British soldiers have prepared for harsh hot-weather warfare on Kenya's arid highlands. About 10,000 soldiers train there every year including, in the past, troops on their way to Iraq and Afghanistan. Some Kenyan officials have said former colonial...

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