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Fall army worms invade farms in Ghana

Fall armyworms have invaded farm lands in Ghana with vast crops reportedly destroyed.

Ghana declares agric ‘state of emergency’ over armyworm invasion

Ghana’s parliament has been asked by the Agriculture Minister to declare a ‘state of emergency’ over an armyworm invasion that threatens a $133m project...

Angola hit by crop-eating armyworm

The fall armyworm - which decimates fields as it marches ever forward - has spread to Angola as the caterpillar eats its way through...

Armyworms ravage crops in southern Ethiopia

rop-eating caterpillars known as fall armyworms have damaged crops across southern Ethiopia, the latest country to be struck by the pests in a region...

Kenya investigates armyworms invasion report

Kenya has sent a team of scientists and other experts to investigate reports of crop-eating caterpillars known as fall armyworms in maize fields in...

South Africa confirms presence of invasive pest that infests maize

South Africa's department of agriculture said on Friday that scientific tests have confirmed the presence of the invasive fall armyworm in the maize belt,...

Armyworms destroy thousands of hectares of crops in Malawi

Officials in Malawi have announced that army-worms have destroyed 2,000 hectares of crops in the country. The worms have also spread to nine of...

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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