Massive swarms of desert locusts are devouring their way through East Africa. The UN is very worried.

Massive swarms of desert locusts are devouring their way through East Africa. The UN is very worried.  UN DispatchLocust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion  BBC NewsSouth Sudan hit by desert locust swarm as plague spreads  Al Jazeera EnglishEast Africa braces for more locusts  DW (English)Locust swarms invade South Sudan, threaten more misery  The Citizen DailyView Full coverage on Google News

UN Dispatch

Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

World Politics Review

22 Feb

Expanding Locust Swarms Threaten Food Security Across East Africa

Expanding Locust Swarms Threaten Food Security Across East Africa  World Politics ReviewPlague of locusts threatens East African economies as UN sounds alarm  CNBC‘Like an Umbrella Had Covered the Sky’: Locust Swarms Despoil Kenya  The New York TimesHuge Swarms of Locusts Are Invading East Africa  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceLocusts infesting East Africa could inflict significant economic damage  CNBCView Full coverage on Google News

 

5 years ago

DW (English)

19 Feb

East Africa braces for more locusts

East Africa braces for more locusts  DW (English)Locust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion  BBC NewsSouth Sudan hit by desert locust swarm as plague spreads  Al Jazeera EnglishLocust swarms invade South Sudan, threaten more misery  The Citizen DailyUganda Deploys Army to Battle East Africa's Locust Invasion  VOA NewsView Full coverage on Google News

 

5 years ago

BBC

10 Mar

Hundreds of billions of locusts swarm in East Africa

East Africa could be on the verge of a food crisis, if swarms of locusts are not controlled.

 

5 years ago

Quartz Africa

10 Apr

Locusts set to hit Kenya, East Africa again, 400 times stronger

Locusts set to hit Kenya, East Africa again, 400 times stronger  Quartz AfricaView Full coverage on Google News

 

5 years ago

The Guardian

19 Feb

Locusts swarm into crisis-hit South Sudan as plague spreads across east Africa

Locusts swarm into crisis-hit South Sudan as plague spreads across east Africa  The GuardianLocust swarms: South Sudan latest to be hit by invasion  BBC NewsIn Pictures: Desert locusts swarm parts of East Africa  Al Jazeera AmericaSwarms of Locusts enter Otuke district  New Vision TVHuge Locust Outbreak in East Africa Reaches South Sudan  VOA NewsView Full coverage on Google News

 

5 years ago

Africanews English

29 Feb

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) welcomes €17 million contribution from Germany to combat the impact of the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) welcomes €17 million contribution from Germany to combat the impact of the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa  Africanews EnglishView Full coverage on Google News

 

5 years ago

BBC

26 Feb

Appeal for more funds to help Africa stop locust swarms

The UN warns that time is short to stop locusts threatening food supplies in some countries.

 

11 years ago

Bernama

08 Feb

Aussie Navy Destroys Massive Heroin Haul In Middle East

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Aussie Navy Destroys Massive Heroin Haul In Middle East
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MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- The Australian Navy has seized and destroyed heroin estimated to have a street value of more than A$700 million as part of a security mission in the Middle East. The Australian Associated Press reports that HMAS ...
Australian navy makes big drug bust off TanzaniaAFP
Australian navy makes $700m heroin bust off TanzaniaThe Australian

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5 years ago

NBCNews.Com

10 Apr

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa  NBCNews.comView Full coverage on Google News

 

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