1. A disaster

Before Covid-19 landed in East Africa, a wave of locusts was ravaging East Africa

But now another wave of locusts, 20 times the size of the previous one, is headed to East Africa

And due to Covid-19, people are left virtually defenseless https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac">https://apnews.com/517bb5588...
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries...

https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac
2. The locusts that are coming to East Africa are younger locusts which means they eat more and eat more aggressively.

East Africa = Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, and Tanzania https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac">https://apnews.com/517bb5588...
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries...

https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac
3. The level of crop destruction these locusts can inflict is cataclysmic. Food insecurity will spiral out of control in a region that can& #39;t afford any more food insecurity. And with food insecurity comes the threat of more famine & actual security issues https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac">https://apnews.com/517bb5588...
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries...

https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac
4. Experts fear that people will leave their homes trying to combat the locusts and further spread coronavirus. On top of the issue of food insecurity caused by locusts, you also have the economic destruction caused by Coronavirus. https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac">https://apnews.com/517bb5588...
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries...

https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac
5. Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group which is affiliated with Al-Qaeda, is based in East Africa. It will undoubtedly take advantage of any unrest that comes out of this crisis. Al-Shabaab has been terrorizing countries in East Africa since the early aughts https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac">https://apnews.com/517bb5588...
New, larger wave of locusts threatens millions in Africa

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Weeks before the coronavirus spread through much of the world, parts of Africa were already threatened by another kind of plague, the biggest locust outbreak some countries...

https://apnews.com/517bb5588fc94403f797a2045095dcac
6. Food insecurity/collapse of an economy will only lead to the poaching/hunting of endangered animals. It& #39;s understandable, people need money and food

And the destruction of wildlife will demolish tourism & more jobs that may have had a chance to return https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1248334317295505408">https://twitter.com/yashar/st...
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