Chad: Millions may need aid after locusts ravage West Africa
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Chad, Sudan, Mauritania, Cabo Verde, Nigeria, SenegalBy Victoria Engstrand-Neacsu, dpa Nairobi (dpa) - In scenes reminiscent of the plagues out of the Bible,...
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Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, ChadDakar/Nairobi (dpa) - The leaders of twelve West African countries have agreed to use their armed forces to fight locusts...
View ArticleSenegal: Senegalese president appeals for urgent help over locust plague
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: SenegalMadrid (dpa) - Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade has launched an urgent appeal to fight West Africa's worst locust plague in 15 years, the Spanish daily...
View ArticleSenegal: Aid efforts under way to help flood victims in West Africa
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Senegal, Niger, Burkina FasoNairobi/Dakar_(dpa) _ Efforts were under way Monday to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by heavy flooding in West...
View ArticleBurkina Faso: Tens of thousands living rough weeks after West Africa rains
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Senegal, MaliOugadougou, Burkina Faso_(dpa) _ When teacher Aminata Sourl packed up her classroom in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso at the...
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