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Locust Outbreak in Eastern Africa

A new generation of voracious desert locusts is about to hatch in eastern Africa, and if not tackled now, will form swarms 20 times larger than the wave that has swept through the region since the beginning of the year, aid workers and experts are warning.Unusually heavy rains late last year favored breeding, triggering the current locust outbreak that spread into eastern Ethiopia, neighboring areas of Somalia, and then poured into Kenya, destroying crops, pasture, and forest cover on an unprecedented scale. Continue reading “Locust Outbreak in Eastern Africa”

US Misreads China in Africa

War on the Rocks published on 3 February 2020 a commentary titled “Africa: The First U.S. Casualty of the New Information Warfare against China” by Caleb Slayton, a U.S. foreign area officer who lived and worked in Africa for 12 years prior to serving as director for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School, Africa course.

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