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U.S. President Joe Biden Pledges To Designate Kenya A "Major Non-NATO Ally"

7 months agoSat, 25 May 2024 11:04:35 GMT
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U.S. President Joe Biden Pledges To Designate Kenya A "Major Non-NATO Ally"

United States of America President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally.

As reported by Al Jazeera, this will make Kenya the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to hold the designation.

Addressing a news conference at the White House on Thursday, during Kenyan President William Ruto’s three-day visit to the US, Biden described the decision as “a fulfilment of years of collaboration”. He said:

Our joint counterterrorism operations have degraded ISIS [ISIL] and al-Shabab across East Africa, our mutual support for Ukraine has rallied the world to stand behind the UN Charter, and our work together on Haiti is helping pave the way to reduce instability and insecurity.

A Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) is a designation given by the United States government to countries that are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but that have strategic working relationships with the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Although MNNA status does not automatically constitute a mutual defence pact (as would be the case through NATO membership), it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that are otherwise unobtainable by non-NATO countries.

The designation will allow Kenya to buy military technologies that would be harder for other countries to obtain from Washington.

According to the State Department website, MNNA benefits include the following:

  • MNNAs are eligible for loans of materials and equipment for research, development or testing.
    US-owned War Reserve Stockpiles can be placed on MNNA territory.
  • MNNAs can be considered for the purchase of depleted uranium ammunition.
  • The allies can enter a formal agreement with the US Department of Defense to carry out research and development projects. Additionally, firms of the MNNA can bid on contracts to repair and maintain US Defense Department equipment outside of the US.

However, the designation would not guarantee new defence agreements or weapon sales between Nairobi and Washington.

The US has currently designated 18 countries as MNNAs. These include Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia.

In 2022, Biden cancelled Afghanistan’s status as an MNNA, 10 years after the designation was first announced.

During Ruto’s three-day visit, Kenya and the U.S. also decided to establish dialogue on artificial intelligence, collaboratively support Somali “antiterrorism” efforts and push for a ceasefire in Sudan, among several other issues discussed.

According to Al Jazeera, Biden hosted a state dinner for Ruto on Thursday with about 500 guests including former President Bill Clinton and his wife and former presidential nominee, Hillary, as well as former President Barack Obama.

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🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
Pamberi ne Zanu Pf
Anonymous · 7 months ago
Takunogara ku Kenya kwaita huchi
Tina · 7 months ago
The deal is between Barack Obama and Joe Biden ruto is not aware about anything
🤣🤣🤣 · 7 months ago
Khan watiza zita take...avakuzviti the groit.
The Griot · 7 months ago
First of all it's the The Griot it wouldn't kill your one brain cell to copy and paste if typing is too laborious of a chore...Second I didn't leave my nom de guerre I gave it to the imposters since they gather some shrivel of relevance by copying me so me as the charitable human I am I gave them the name... That's the bottom line because The Griot said so
Kelvin · 7 months ago
Nice
Latoya · 7 months ago
Nice
Wastak · 7 months ago
Guys Kenya inyika yakazvimirira inemitemo yayo isinei nedzimwe nyika dzemu africa inoita zvainowona zvakainakira dambudziko redu ndere kuda kutema dzatisingasvikire izvozvi mnangagwa akanzi takukoka anoenda achimhanya wonzwa votanga kuda kutaura mashoko ekuda kuzvinatsurudza zimbabwe kuti Ive zvairi chimwe chikamu kuda kwe rubatsiro rwunobva America look south africa inonzi ne zanu ishamwari yedu asi vano rarama nekuda kwe America svinurai kwete kuputirwa
baba jukwa · 7 months ago
the Griot you think everyone must hate America just because you have political grudge with America. this world is like a society where you find a lot of churchs and it's you who chooses where to go.. when you have chosen what's best for you and your belief, you will never complain of the rules and laws of that church.
The Griot · 7 months ago
Sleepy Joe at it again busy prioritizing foreign policy after dismally failing at sorting out the rampant inflation brought on by his embrace of voodoo economics😂😂😂... Ruto should be wary of the deal he made with the Great Satan as we all know that the epicenter of global terrorism has shifted from the middle east and is now in Africa...Is Ruto prepared to deal with ISIS and the other offshoot of Al Qaeda all in the name of a glorified gold star given by the self appointed police of the world?....The Griot is watches with cautious optimism... That's the bottom line because The Griot said so
Ruto · 7 months ago
But kaFace kemurungu uyo hakasi bhoo kuita seanosema kudaro
Baba jukwa · 7 months ago
I think its high time we have the United States of Africa.
Tina · 7 months ago
Tina no doubt Kenya will join nato any time soon
🌚🌚🤔 · 7 months ago
tuvanhu tune chizanu mu brain 🧠 twakadhakwa..kana Imi musingade america ,hazvireve kuti pasi rese haiyi farire.
Patriot · 7 months ago
good move Kenya
baba jukwa · 7 months ago
it's like most of the zanu patriots think having a trade relationship with America is evil and unprofessional. they forget that we have our so called friends of happiness and sorrow that are busy looting our resources while they leave trenches and no one questions them. if you look at most of the tangible things that we have mostly buildings, were left by these guys whom we hate so much and still we fail to pick a difference between these Zhing Zhong and the John White. Ruto has chosen what's best for his Nation not his political beliefs
SC · 7 months ago
Curse them all you want but your Ministry of health and child care receives money yearly from this America.If you hate them as you claim, don't accept their funding and those donations they do kumamisha. ah you even receive mbida from them for your school kids and zanu choose the cooks at schools kkkkk it's form USA for free. kana musingavade rambai zvinhu zvavo. Your babies are getting mbida from clinics from them ana chibaby naana Khan motiti USA yakaipa. Try to make relations, dzidzai kutamba nemunhu wese. What is Kenya losing here? shush
Tina Africa must produce our equipment of higher quality · 7 months ago
Tina
· 7 months ago
Hehehehehehede! When you import toothpicks from China and and baked beans from South Africa.
Tina · 7 months ago
Does it really mean to say that African countries are prohibited to buy excellent equipment from Europe, why is that so
hoyo · 7 months ago
if they can make it we can to . simply put it's like saying make ur own products and promote ur area
hoyo · 7 months ago
ppl just blame usa 🇺🇸 . the world is as fair as u make it so 🤷 shut da f up who cares if it has interest in other countries its not their problem coz u fukers cant fully capitalise on ur own resources mostly u **** africans coz u minds filled with quick get rich schemes so if 🇺🇸 is gonna capture a part of ur territory and make a queen out of it then f off. since u ppl like to argue u zim like the usd more than ur zig to have the confidence in usd and lack it in the ALL U F CAN GO TO AMERICA so those who say 🇺🇸 sucks look at the money in ur pocket
Gwedu · 7 months ago
We are talking about international relations now. Unlike inviting Chinese to come and exploit resources, bringe fake products and go, shame!!
...,. · 7 months ago
kenya is doing what is good for its citizens. it has an excellent relationship with china and has an excellent relationship with America, a friend to both and not an enemy to any of the two. Kenya already has Chinese investment and a railway system built and equipped by China, including the training of railway staff. Kenyan youths have startups, training and businesses which have been benefitting from the Americans. noone in Kenya calls their citizens or leaders puppets of America or puppets of china as the citizens are happy to see their leaders mix and mingle with American and Chinese leaders and the leaders are happy to see their citizens mix and mingle with the Chinese and the Americans.
Cadet · 7 months ago
God bless Zimbabwe 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
.... · 7 months ago
With all our highly rated literacy levels we still can't question western propaganda. Its so powerful that it has shaped our mindsets and made is believe we can achieve anything on our own. Its really sad
kembo kashiri chinamasa · 7 months ago
Tinonyeperwa chete merica inoda zvinhu zvedu chete kwete munhu wacho zvinogwgwa anogwagwidzira igwogwow the barking african dog bugwughwuuu ghuubgwgwu ghwau bgwau
Anonymous · 7 months ago
Voda kudzosa hondo dzavo kuAfrica. Remember WW1 ans 2?
kembo kashiri chinamasa · 7 months ago
Ko Zimbabwe haigoni kukwanawo here apo iye mutungamiri we Kenya, irishamwari yakatovhurawo int trade Fair
Chirasha Mukuwasha WaMambo · 7 months ago
Its a pity tht African states still rally for American Protectorate statuses after the American propaganda led to the brutal killing of one of Africa's founding father Colonel Gaddafi the guy was one of the leaders who pushed for the formation of A.U but wen these Americans came at his door the whole continemt stood watch as he was slayed and the country upto nw has seen the stability tht prevailled wen he was tjere asi oil inenge ichingobuda zvakawoma
🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
America ndi dhiyab****si ane muswe we barbed wire. Satan ari physical anoenda ku toilet
joe90 · 7 months ago
Apa Kenya yarasika big time ,muchona kuti vacha bombwa neAl Shababib sei .VA inherited ma enemies USA. Africa hayifanire kungoyitiswa zvese zvese.
🏃‍♀️ Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 7 months ago
Evil uncle sam.

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