East Africa

  • Apr 29, 2020
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East Africa faces looming hunger crisis

Food security is rapidly deteriorating in what is already one of the world’s most food-insecure regions

East Africa
  • Apr 3, 2020
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COVID-19 will undermine East Africa locust response

Supply chain issues are hampering efforts to control the worst locust plague in decades

East Africa
  • Feb 27, 2020
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US-Kenya trade pact may undermine African aspirations

Washington and Nairobi are discussing a landmark new trade deal, which has the rest of Africa watching

United States
  • Feb 24, 2020
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East Africa locust control will require coordination

A major desert locust plague offers a stark reminder of the importance of prevention and international cooperation

East Africa
  • Feb 19, 2020
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East Africa locust infestation may worsen

More countries are now affected by what is already the worst locust infestation in decades

East Africa
  • Feb 6, 2020
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Locusts threaten fragile East Africa food security

The worst locust infestation in decades comes atop successive years of droughts and floods

East Africa
  • Jan 21, 2020
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East Africa locusts pose major food security threat

One of the worst desert locust infestations in living memory threatens food security across the East Africa region

East Africa
  • Jan 16, 2020
  • 7 min read

East African railway plan faces familiar impediments

Tanzania has announced an ambitious new railway plan, despite the region's poor record for rail infrastructure projects

East Africa