East Africa: Two New Generations of Locusts are Set to Descend on East Africa Again -- 400 Times Stronger

Apr 15, 2020 | Neha Wadekar, Quartz Africa
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This infestation of desert locusts first arrived in East Africa last June, feeding on hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops and pastureland and chomping a path of destruction through at least eight countries (Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Sudan).