The hardship being felt across the Horn of Africa by the worst drought in 40 years has left many women weak and malnourished. The UN agency dedicated to women’s sexual and reproductive health, UNPA, is helping save mothers’ lives in Kenya, through the donation of a simple but effective way of accessing hard-to-reach areas – a motorbike, to enable safe emergency deliveries in the hospital.
The UN food agency calls for immediate assistance to avoid a repeat of a famine a decade ago that killed hundreds of thousands of people across the Horn of Africa.
Although some of the swarmlets that reached Kenya may have already laid eggs before their arrival, there remains a risk of further egg-laying in sandy areas that saw recent rainfalls, according to FAO. “In this case, hatching and hopper band formation can be expected in early December,” said the agency. Breeding also continues in central Somalia and eastern […]
