World Feb 02 Spray planes combat the huge locust outbreak in East Africa As locusts by the billions descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to spray pesticides in what experts call the only effective control.
World Jan 26 ‘This is huge’: Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades The worst outbreak of desert locusts in Kenya in 70 years has seen hundreds of millions of the bugs swarm into the East African nation from Somalia and Ethiopia. Those two countries have not had an infestation like this in…
World Feb 23 Nigerians cast ballots in delayed election after explosions, gunfire Nigerian officials began counting votes in its delayed election on Saturday, after gunfire and explosions started voting day, as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa’s most populous nation.