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Millions of locusts devastate crops in East Africa – US$ 70m needed to stop the outbreak

January 29, 2020

Nairobi -Swarms of locusts that are sweeping across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia could grow 500 times bigger by June and invade Uganda and South Sudan unless they are immediately brought under control, says Oxfam. The plagues have hit the region … Continued

Urgent action needed to stop Locust invasion in eastern Africa

January 23, 2020

By Obi Anyadike, The New Humanitarian Senior editor, Africa NAIROBI- A donor conference in Rome on Monday will be asked to pledge $70 million to tackle a plague of desert locusts critically threatening rural livelihoods in a region where tens of … Continued