Kenya receives 16 retired South Korean MD500 helicopters from South Kora for use on UN peacekeeping missions
Kenya’s military already operates the MD500, with 40 delivered by the United States between 1980 and 1985, along with 2 100 TOW anti-tank missiles. These were recently augmented by six new MD530Fs delivered from the US in December 2019. They were acquired to assist with operations in support of the AMISOM mission in Somalia.
South Korean presidential poll winner faces uphill task of healing polarised nation, economy bartered by US tariffs
Leading candidates ended three weeks of official campaigning late on Monday, crisscrossing the country before converging on Seoul for final rallies, as they vowed to put months of turmoil behind them and breathe new life into an ailing economy.
