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East Africa: Second Wave of Locust Invasion to Hit in Two Months
East African, 16 February 2020
East African countries should brace themselves for a second round of invasion by the desert locusts in the next one to two months, Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture has warned. Read more »
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East Africa: Locusts 2.0 - Experts Fear New Swarms, 20 Times As Large
The New Humanitarian, 11 February 2020
A new generation of voracious desert locusts is about to hatch in eastern Africa, and if not tackled now, will form swarms 20 times larger than the wave that has swept through the… Read more »
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East Africa: Next Locust Swarms Airborne in 3 to 4 Weeks, UN Warns
DW, 9 February 2020
Baby desert locusts in Somalia will become East Africa's next plague wave, UN agronomy experts have warned. Climate change-driven rain has triggered "unprecedented" breeding, says… Read more »