#Locust invasion

Swarms of desert locusts fly up into the air from crops in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Desert locusts have swarmed into Kenya by the hundreds of millions from Somalia and Ethiopia, countries that haven't seen such numbers in a quarter-century, destroying farmland and threatening an already vulnerable region. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Locust infestation declines in Horn of Africa: FAO

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ADDIS ABABA – Delayed rains in the Horn of Africa have helped to keep the locust population down, the UN Food and

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Swarms of desert locusts fly up into the air from crops in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Desert locusts have swarmed into Kenya by the hundreds of millions from Somalia and Ethiopia, countries that haven't seen such numbers in a quarter-century, destroying farmland and threatening an already vulnerable region. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Locust Outbreaks Threaten Food Security in Southern Africa: FAO

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ADDIS ABABA – Outbreaks of African Migratory Locust (AML) are threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of people in southern

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