Aside from its sandy white beaches that draw big tourism dollars for the Kenyan economy, Mombasa features a large port that is used for transportation by neighboring landlocked countries.

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As part of the deal, as much as 7% of U.S. government revenue collected from oil and gas companies operating off our coast will be forked over to ISA for redistribution to poorer, landlocked countries.

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The aim was to find a way to deploy support infrastructure for troops quickly: unlike planes, airships require no runways, and unlike ships, they can reach landlocked countries, says Mr Hochstetler.

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