The worst desert locust outbreak in a generation has been decimating crops and other vegetation across the Horn of Africa. Since January, Kenya Ethiopia, and Somalia have been battling to contain the ...

The economic, human, and environmental impacts of the current locust plague are substantial and could last generations. World Bank estimates—based on projections issued by FAO in March 2020--show that ...

Hundreds of billions of locusts are swarming through parts of East Africa and South Asia in the worst infestation for a quarter of a century, threatening crops and livelihoods. A man attempts to ...

Since December, billions of desert locusts have ravaged crops, decimated pasture and threatened the livelihoods of more than 20 million people in East Africa. Follow the latest developments here.

The Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) was formed in 1962 in response to the plague and that of the 1940s that ravaged the Eastern Africa region, causing massive ...

Somalia has declared a national emergency as large swarms of locusts spread across east Africa. The country's Ministry of Agriculture said the insects, which consume large amounts of vegetation ...

Joel N. Myers discuss the unbelievable story of the locust plague of 1874, and discover if we are at risk of this happening again in the U.S. Comcast to spin off cable networks as subscribers flee ...

turning it black. The city, known for its Mayan and colonial heritage, was invaded by millions of insects on Tuesday, December 5, causing panic among residents. The sight of the locust plague ...

Anytime soon, East Africa, Kenya included, is likely to face a second wave of locusts' invasion. According to the experts, this time around, the menace could be 20 times its initial invasion.

“This locust plague is a serious threat to our maize and millet crops just as they are about to be harvested,” farmer Moawia Osman al-Dhein told Sudan Tribune. He urged the government and the ...

NAIROBI, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- African ministers of agriculture began a two-day meeting Thursday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to discuss ways of controlling the locusts that threaten the region ...