BBC News Video, 25 June 2020 - Preventing a plague: Fighting Kenya's locusts

Title of video:
Preventing a plague: Fighting Kenya's locusts

Published:
BBC News, 25 June 2020
[Video 7:30]
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-53170894/preventing-a-plague-fighting-kenya-s-locusts

Description:
There are increasing fears for food security in East Africa, with mounting evidence of a new wave of desert locusts.

Earlier in the year, billions of the insects destroyed crops across the region – with the UN warning a second generation would be even more destructive.

Now, despite international efforts, those fears appear to be coming to pass.

When the first wave hit, Albert Lemasulani gave up his life to fight the swarms - leaving his family, his goats and his newborn son behind to try and prevent a plague.

General News (ETHIOPIA) - Locust invasion wipes out 200 000 hectares of crops in Ethiopia, creating a food crisis - UN

Title:
Locust invasion wipes out 200 000 hectares of crops in Ethiopia, creating a food crisis - UN

Published:
AFP via News24, 13 April 2020

From the article:
"The findings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which recently concluded a joint assessment with the Ethiopian government, come as the region is bracing for new swarms that could be even more destructive."

To read this article:
https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/locust-invasion-wipes-out-200-000-hectares-of-crops-in-ethiopia-creating-a-food-crisis-un-20200413