by Philipp Hayoz | 13. May 2021 | Coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, East Africa locust plague, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
The Horn of Africa is facing a crisis. The current nutritional situation is precarious and predictions for the remainder of 2021 are alarming – with warnings of famine for certain regions. The combined effects of a weak last rainy season and a delayed current...
by Philipp Hayoz | 25. March 2021 | Djibouti, East Africa locust plague, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
Image © FAO Desert locusts remain present across the greater Horn of Africa (HoA). Although current swarms are smaller and less numerous, the impact on affected communities remains high and may lead to increased vulnerability of pastoralist and agro-pastoralist...
by Philipp Hayoz | 16. October 2020 | Coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo
The Covid-19 pandemic has kept the entire human race on edge for months. People already affected by hunger and poverty are often particularly hard hit. VSF-Suisse therefore supports the populations in the project countries with various activities in their fight...
by VSF-Suisse | 8. October 2020 | Djibouti, East Africa locust plague, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
Since December 2019, the countries of the Horn of Africa have been fighting the worst plague of locusts in the last 25 years. And Kenya, for example, has not seen a plague of this magnitude in the last 70 years! Benefiting from the long rainy season, the desert...
by Communication VSF-Suisse | 1. July 2020 | Djibouti, East Africa locust plague, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Press release, Somalia
Our program manager for East Africa, Frédérique Darmstaedter, informed on June 9th at the radio program CQFD on RTS about various questions regarding the current desert locust plague of the century in the Horn of Africa. We are very gald that we were able to draw more...
by Communication VSF-Suisse | 2. April 2020 | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
Image: Wikimedia Commons, Ivo Elbern While the whole world is currently focusing on COVID-19, the unprecedented plague of locusts in the 8 countries of the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Southern Sudan, Uganda and Somalia) is being pushed...
