locusts

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Keith Muhakanizi has said that the Country is now in a better position to forecast and plan better compared to 2 months ago when the coronavirus pandemic…

The government has acquired an aircraft and chemicals to boost its preparedness amid the invasion of desert locusts. The migratory pests were first sighted in the country on February 19, after crossing from Kenya through Amudat district…

The Chief of Defence Forces Gen David Muhoozi has said that the UPDF has deployed 2,000 of its officers to help in the fight against the locusts in the country. Gen Muhoozi said that the Ministry of Agriculture is taking the lead in the…

Desert locusts have arrived in Nabilatuk through Nakapiripirit district in northern Uganda while another swarm has been sighted in the neighboring districts of Nakabaat and Moroto district. The locusts were reportedly seen approaching…

A swarm of what appeared to be locusts forced a passenger plane off its course in Ethiopia, the flight operator says. Pilots were preparing to land the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Djibouti to Dire Dawa on Thursday when clouds of insects…