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Management of the locust plague affecting East Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250864
ISSN: 2633-304X
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While South Sudan is one of the world's most alarming humanitarian crises, East Africa has a history of protracted and severe emergencies. Beyond the human and societal costs…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213008
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There is international precedent for this, after the United Kingdom postponed its local elections. However, although Chad and Ethiopia have delayed their polls, no other…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253323
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EAST AFRICA: Drought effects will intensify
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES218323
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223822
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The appointment is a major coup for a president who is committed to building his diplomatic credentials, but comes at a very turbulent time in both African and Congolese affairs.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260252
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This may see a redefining of US-Africa policy compared to the Trump administration’s focus on competition with China, including: resolving questions surrounding the role for US…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258091
ISSN: 2633-304X
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EAST AFRICA: Locusts pose major food security threat
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES250153
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Amid an already severe food crisis, global and regional pressures have driven regional food prices to record highs
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA273804
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The worst locust infestation in decades comes atop successive years of droughts and floods