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Kenya: Kenya, Uganda Alert Over Swarms of Locusts Sighted Across Turkana
East African, 9 June 2020
Kenya has announced ground and aerial control operations against hopper bands that were sighted in northwest Turkana and Marsabit. Read more »
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Kenya: Turkana Residents Say Starvation Imminent After Locusts Invade Farms
Nation, 4 June 2020
Residents of the seven sub-counties of Turkana are staring at a looming starvation after millions of locusts invaded farms and grazing fields. Read more »
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East Africa: FAO Appeals for More Funds to Fight Locusts
East African, 3 June 2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization is appealing for more funds in the fight against desert locusts, warning it will take more time despite significant controls. Read more »
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Somalia: UN Agencies Warn Somalia's Gains At Risk From 'Triple Threat'
Radio Dalsan, 3 June 2020
The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local… Read more »
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East Africa: Relentless Locusts Return in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic
Africa Renewal, 27 May 2020
East Africa hit by a second wave of locusts leaving millions of people food insecure Read more »
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Capital FM, 27 May 2020
Oxfam has warned that millions of people in East and Central Africa, already suffering due to flooding and the impact of coronavirus, are at risk of increased hunger and poverty as… Read more »
Kenya, Uganda Alert Over Swarms of Locusts Sighted Across Turkana
The new swarm of locusts that has been seen in Turkana is reportedly is still in hopper state - young, immature and is not easy to spot, and is likely to spread into Eastern Uganda. Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia continue to face an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods. New swarms from current breeding will form from mid-June, coinciding with the start of the harvest season, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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The new swarms expected to hatch in May 2020 will be descendants from the first generation that the Horn of Africa countries are battling to contain with little or no success. ... Read more »
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Billions of desert locusts have swept across east Africa, threatening the livelihoods of more than 20 million people. The United Nations has called the infestation - which has also ... Read more »
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Farmers have criticised the government for abandoning the war on the destructive insects and called for speedy intervention. They are worried that the invasion could lead to major ... Read more »
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Officials have said the hopper bands could form swarms close to 100 times larger than the wave that descended in the region from neighbouring Somalia and Ethiopia. A newly hatched ... Read more »
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By helping to reduce the size of the swarms, this aid is expected to have a positive impact on affected communities throughout the Horn of Africa. The current outbreak of desert ... Read more »
