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IGAD states to jointly combat desert locust

Desert Locusts invasion in Meru County [David Gichuru,Standard]

An eight-country trade bloc in Africa has resolved to establish an inter-regional coordination platform to deal with desert locusts wreaking havoc in many parts of the region.

In one of the resolutions after a two-day meeting in Mombasa, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) agreed to jointly combat the trans-boundary pests and vectors of disease.

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