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East Africa locust control will require coordination

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EAST AFRICA

Management of the locust plague affecting East Africa.

Containing Africa’s armyworm invasion will be complex

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AFRICA

Fall armyworm in Africa.

COVID-19 puts pressure on South Sudanese refugees

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SOUTH SUDAN

The situation of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda.

China’s greatest locust threat lies within its borders

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CHINA

Locusts have crossed the Himalayas before, though rarely. China is well-resourced and has strong state capacity compared with the poorer countries infested so far. However, an…

Prospects for African economies to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

African economies prospects to year-end 2017

Deforestation and crime expand in Brazil’s Amazonia

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BRAZIL

Brazil recorded considerable improvements in the conservation of Amazonia in the decade from the mid-2000s. However, tighter budgets since the mid-2010s and the openly…

China’s food security challenge is chronic, not acute

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CHINA

Massive pig losses from African swine fever have reduced pork supplies and raised meat prices. The COVID-19 lockdown took a temporary toll on China’s internal distribution of food…

Tigray aid crisis may damage Ethiopia’s standing

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ETHIOPIA

The agreement follows mounting criticism against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government for allegedly hindering the free flow of assistance, risking potential mass starvation.

Supply/demand imbalances by sector will ease unevenly

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INTERNATIONAL

The pivot from services to consumer durables strained rigid supply chains. For some sectors, Asian production and shipping constraints are easing, although there is little…

Prospects for East African politics to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

However, the political, economic and social reverberations look set to have a significant impact.