Locust Infestation

When the locusts come

By Kesley-Rae Taylor Local NGOs and community volunteers have mobilised alongside Oxfam to provide critical support to Kenyan authorities in the fight against destructive locust infestations. In a community in northern Kenya, the scorched earth is crawling with insects. A thick carpet of locusts,...

Millions of locusts devastate crops in East Africa - US$ 70m needed to stop the outbreak

Nairobi, 29th January 2020 Swarms of locusts that are sweeping across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia could grow 500 times bigger by June and invade Uganda and South Sudan unless they are immediately brought under control, says Oxfam. The plagues have hit the region at a time when it is already facing...