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Chinese Contractors Almost Finished Upgrading Nairobi’s International Airport Terminals

by Eric Olander
The first photos of the newly-built international terminals 1B and C at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Images via the Kenya Airports Authority.

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