Threat to Africa from locust swarm

Locusts are threatening parts of Africa, with up to seven million people in the south of the region facing further food insecurity, the United Nations said.

The outbreaks of African migratory locusts in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe are not related to the huge outbreak of billions of desert locusts that has affected East Africa for months, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said.

The new outbreaks need quick attention to prevent a wider problem as farmers and ot hers al r eady struggle to recover from a serious drought last year and the economic effects of the Covid- 19 pandemic.