Tuesday, January 17, 2012 — Not many could locate the small country of Djibouti on a map, nestled between Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa. It’s a hot, dry place where summers can reach temperatures as high as 140 degrees Fahrenheit. When the United States opened a station in Djibouti, the American Red Cross … Continue reading
Nestled in a back corner of Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport is a sprawling walled compound run by the Central Intelligence Agency. Set on the coast of the Indian Ocean, the facility looks like a small gated community, with more than a dozen buildings behind large protective walls and secured by guard towers at each … Continue reading