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North Africa: Region Warned About Locust Swarm Threat
UN News, 23 October 2012
Desert locust swarms are set to invade North Africa in the coming weeks, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today, as it highlighted ongoing efforts… Read more »
UN Food Agency Warns North Africa of Locust Threat
The Food and Agriculture Organization has alerted Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco about the insects which appear to be headed their way from the Sahel region of West Africa.
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23 October 2012
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FAO Urges Four African Countries to Brace for Desert Locust Swarms
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Four countries in northwest Africa are being urged to prepare for the likely arrival of swarms of Desert Locusts, the most devastating of the ... see more »
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