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Kenyan farmers vow to fight desert locust invasion amid threat to livelihood
Joseph Gichuhi's four-acre farm that is located at the heart of central Kenyan county of Nyeri was a spectacle to behold on Wednesday evening...
Desert locust situation “extremely alarming” in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
Widespread desert locust infestations and a new generation of breeding has continued threatening food security and livelihoods in the region as the situation remains...
Uganda intensifies fight against locusts
Over 2,000 army and civilian personnel are combing up bushes in the northeastern part of the country to hunt down desert locusts that migrated...
Uganda airlifts pesticides, spray equipment to locust-infested region
Uganda on Monday airlifted an assortment of pesticides and spray equipment to the northeastern region where desert locusts have spread to six districts.
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UN urges immediate action to prevent desert locust catastrophe in Horn of Africa
The United Nations on Monday urged the international community to take immediate action to help prevent the desert locust catastrophe in the Horn of...
