In a nightmarish new scenario dubbed 'Locust-19', East Africa is preparing for a devastating swarm of billions of locusts made much worse by the coronavirus pandemic.
The aggressive grasshoppers ravaged crops in Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan in January and February, laying eggs as they went.
Now a second wave of locusts is moving through the region, and could inflict even greater damage thanks to Covid-19. The pandemic has increased financial pressure on these countries and
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