destruction to grow plants and also for us to lead and decided livelihoods of most of the population in eastern africa that the horn of africa ok so what advent action is needed to get rid of them. well now that you know cause that's already heightened there in quite a number of countries countries that did most it is kenya and somalia and ethiopia and then countryside or so south sudan and uganda it's also infests so in that hunt about freak out these are the countries about yemen so without it yeah yeah sudan egypt how all infested it's going far east towards india pakistan iran and all these have been affected but then give it c.n.d. a lot of i think they saw one side and now that the locus has been seen in many slums of seal we have missions we have. as well as civilians yeah best thing for now to do. is to do some areas bring was safe this is sites and also sites ok look at the journey with the un's food and agriculture organization thank you very much for your time. so it's been about $200.00 yes since the transatlantic slave trade was abolished many tourists especially those of african origin often visit the

destruction to grow plants and also for us to live and decided livelihoods of most of the population in eastern africa at the horn of africa ok so what edge and action is needed to get rid of them. well now that you know cause that's already heightened there in quite a number of countries the countries that did most it is kenya and somalia and ethiopia and then countries that do this hour so south sudan and uganda. so in that one about 3 countries that it countries might be yemen so that if yeah yeah sudan egypt how all infested it's going farther east towards india pakistan iran and all these are in effect that but then didn't see it in a lot of laughs it plays out one side and now that the locus has been seen in many slums of all we have we had any warnings as well as several and yeah besting for now to do. is to do some spring was. saying this is sites and also sites ok because johnny with the un's foot and i go jogging ization thank you very much for your time. so it's been about $200.00 yes since the transatlantic slave trade was abolished many tourists especially those of african origin often visit the cont

hungry and delete anything in their part of the worst test play in 70 is storming across the horn of africa. hello i'm conceived come to africa it's the to have your company this here is the $4000000000.00 dam project that has a diplomatic dispute between egypt and ethiopia the construction of the grand ethiopian. is nearly complete ethiopia expects to start filling it this year with water from the blue nile egypt relies on the nile for 90 percent of its water supply and fears it could have a shortage of water when ethiopia starts to fill the debt now more about the diplomatic fallout in a moment but 1st our reporter traveled to the site of the megaprojects. a concrete colossus 145 meters high construction work covering a total of 11 square kilometers it's poised to become the country's biggest source of electricity is g.o.p.'s make it a project is now well underway ethiopia's grant renaissance is the biggest construction site in the country and africa's largest hydroelectric power damn it is almost 2 kilometers long and will produce more than $15000.00 take out hour of electricity starting

the horn of africa is currently suffering its west infestation often look in decades the insects pose a major threat to food security and the u.n. and national governments in the region are warning that the problem could get much worse as the pay progresses. clouds of locusts warm across the countryside the veracious insects consume plants in their path whether grazing land . that's a serious danger for the harvest. innovation and potential to spread. to other counties force unprecedented bit to food security and they feed hordes in the country. the swarms have been coming to kenya for 2 weeks now local people have taken to desperate measures firing guns and even tear gas the un sounded the alarm for somalia and ethiopia in december now the swarms are threatening the entire region the f a o recommends pesticide spraying is the only effective control option that's impossible in somalia because of the security situation can you say is a regional strategy is essential. unfortunately because of insecurity in some countries it has been difficult to fight and the question across the border

movie thing will take up from the international crisis group peace they project director for the horn of africa welcome to teach at the africa why did it target the kenyan if field. i think al shabaab had 2 principal the last of course we know that they try to project strength within somalia this would have been sending a message to both the government in somalia and also its supporters that it remains a positive force and it can strike both internally and externally i think the 2nd message were principally be to the kenyans and to the americans who have stepped up their campaigns against al shabaab particularly through a series of drone strikes by the american forces in the last year we saw almost a record number of strikes with the insults central somalia and this would have been tended to restraint right now what does this tell us about al shabaab strength in the region. i think bugs fortunes of what wind over the last decade but over the last 2 years they reinvented themselves the shield themselves to be adaptive and resilient and unfortunately as long as these are huge documents government

came from yemen then down from the brits to the horn of africa the unusual warm temperatures off thecoast are partly to blame the recent heavy rainfall has created the perfect breeding conditions the greenery that has sprung up is now fueling them it has almost become a desperate battle. and it's destructive in close. look at his intelligence that you are getting that this one can be used for on so once of videos of the guys that are destroying. agriculture is big business in the region here the kenyan national government is now increasing their efforts and spraying from the yeah the swarms are spreading fast up to 150 kilometers a day the u.s. food and agricultural organization is raising the alarm now calling for international assistance it's the worst that we've seen in ethiopia and somalia in 25 years and the worst that we've seen in kenya over 17 years the fear is that the locust numbers could increase 500 times in the next few months. sports now and in the bundesliga dorgan put on a dominant performance in a 51 when against cologne on friday night thanks in part to a rising sta

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of locusts on this scale our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. from a distance, it looks like northern kenya is burning, but these are swarms of desert locusts, spreading like wildfire across the horneatures flying above me. they look harmless, but if you consider that hundreds of millions of them are flying at the same time, the amount of destruction they can cause is unimaginable. ali bila waqo tells me this is the second invasion of locusts he's witnessed in about 60 years. this time, he's lost nearly all his maize and bean crops. translation: it's painful. we had no rain for several years. when it did finally rain last year, we were so happy, but then these insects have come and destroyed our crop. we've incurred huge losses. he says he brought dozens of people here to help ward off the invasion. elsewhere, gunshots, tear gas and whistles. people, and governments, across the region are desperate to save plants from being devoured. which way are they moving in? they're moving this way. yeah? conservation groups are helping track the movement of the swarms. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter, i'm @bbcmaryam. grey and gloomy skies tending to d

generation of swarms so that the potential to impact of food security and livelihoods in the horn of africa is tremendous kenya has started spraying the swarms with pesticides a desperate measure as it's fear the chemicals could poison what little of the crops remains in the past giant nets flame throwers and even lasers were proposed as weapons of mass locust destruction but were never used perhaps now is the time. and you report part funded by the u.k. government itself is scathing about its tough new crackdown on offenders. i want criminals to literally feel terror at the thought of committing offenses it's madness to conceive doing the same thing in expecting different results and what we have been doing traditionally we look at and friend or somebody who is at risk and we say psychologists because of psychological reasons or so on the chest pains see all the reasons and biological reasons and so on and then went on a 1000000 miles that risk. that was one of the authors of the new study into preventing youth radicalization which calls for a fundamentally different approach report says p

generation of swarms so that the potential to impact of food security and livelihoods in the horn of africa is tremendous kenya has started spraying the swarms with pesticides a desperate measure as it's feared the chemicals could poison what little of the crops remains in the past giant nets flame thrower was and even lasers were proposed as weapons of mass destruction but were never used perhaps now is the time. new u.k. research into preventing youth radicalization oren's the current approach is so seriously flawed it's quote madness. martin is conceived in the same thing in expecting results and what we have been doing traditionally we look and find with somebody who's at risk and we say psychologists because of a logical reasons syllogism pains. reasons and biological reasons and so on and then which on a meeting month the wrist the research proposes generating positive psychology among young people the report adds that it's far more effective to promote the talents and strengths of vulnerable young people and manage thing them as risks and also aims to provide equal opportunities for

africa correspondent anne soy reports. from a distance, it looks like northern kenyan is burning. but these are swarms of desert locusts, spreading like wildfire across the hornhan 200 million insects. these are tiny creatures flying above me. they look harmless, but if you can see, hundreds of millions of them are flying at the same time, the amount of destruction they can cause is unimaginable. ali tells me this is the second invasion of locusts he has witnessed in about 60 years. this time, he's lost nearly all his maize and bean crops. translation: it's painful, we had no rain for several years. when it did finally rain last year, we were so happy. but then these insects have come and destroyed our crop. we have incurred large losses. he says he brought dozens of people here to help ward off the invasion. elsewhere, gunshots, tear gas and whistles. people and governments across the region are desperate to save plants from being devoured. conservation groups are helping track the movement of the swarms. the kenyan and ethiopian governments are using aerial spraying to try to kill the insects, but with little success. a region devastated by years of doubt s

came from yemen then down from the sea to the horn of africa the unusual warm temperatures off the coast are partly to blame the recent heavy rainfall has created the perfect breeding conditions the greenery that has sprung up is now fueling them it has almost become a desperate battle. and it is the not. going that this one can be used for on so long. is it not that they're destroying. agriculture is big business in the region here the kenyan national government is now increasing the efforts and spraying from the yeah this swamps the spreading fast up to 150 kilometers a day the un's food and agriculture organization is raising the alarm now calling for. international assistance it's the worst that we've seen in ethiopia and somalia in 25 years and the worst that we've seen in kenya and so over 70 years the fear is that the locust numbers could increase 500 times in the next few months. well that is nearly done but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter i have to dump you do so at phil go have a good day. after . the point strong opinions clear positions of internat

new generation of swarms so that the potential to impact food security and livelihoods in the horn of africa is tremendous kenya has started spraying the swarms with pesticides a desperate measure as it's fear the chemicals could poison what little of the crops remains in the past giant nets flame thrower was and even lasers were proposed as weapons of mass destruction but were never used perhaps now is the time. when a film director oliver stone claims the school knowing that money on foreign military campaigns has been come something of a hopi united states he said this while speaking to form ecuadorian president rafael correa the host office of channel r.t. spanish you can watch that interview in full on our website but here's a preview. but if you were strongly criticized for your book let's delve deeper into why that is firstly tell us how your military experience in vietnam changed your views and your life is a home. well. i think the turning point for me. was when i went to vietnam and i saw the american army in vietnam fighting a war it was like moving a whole city into a country lik

new generation of swarms so that the potential to impact food security and livelihoods in the horn of africa is tremendous kenya has started spraying the swarms with pesticides a desperate measure as it's fear the chemicals could poison what little of the crops remains in the past giant nets flame throwers and even lasers were proposed as weapons of mass locust destruction but were never used perhaps now is the time. hundreds took to the streets of athens on thursday to protest the greek parliament's ratification of an updated defense agreement with the us. oh i. believe. about $7000.00 protesters including members of left wing parties student associations and labor unions demonstrated against the agreement chanting anti us slogans and burning the u.s. flag the new compact aims to significantly expand military cooperation as greece faces escalating tensions with neighboring turkey over maritime boundaries and drilling rights in the eastern mediterranean as well as over water on libya. oscar winning film director oliver stone claims that squandering money on foreign military campaigns has bec

generation of swarms so that the potential to impact of food security and livelihoods in the horn of africa is tremendous kenya has started spraying the swarms with pesticides a desperate measure as it's fear the chemicals could poison what little of the crops remains in the past giant nets flame throwers and even lasers were proposed as weapons of mass locust destruction but were never used perhaps now is the time. that's a news wrap up for now but i'll be back at the top of the hour thanks for tuning it . but politicians do something. to put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president injury. or some want to be rich. but you going to be cross it's like the for freedom or can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters of our. best city. in the. congo the kids same compensate all boil to deny them by the. simple no proof of nothing because. it's not. going to. get the kind of. move on the us that i didn't even showed up to move this because a i'm listening to american going to be a good show or so certainly must. not so much because i was it is

came from yemen then down from the sea to the horn of africa do unusual warm temperatures off the coast are partly to blame the recent heavy rainfall has created the perfect breeding conditions the greenery that has sprung up is now fueling them it has almost become a desperate battle for the other. guy and that this one can be us. so long. is it that guys that are destroying. agriculture is big business in the region here the kenyan national government is now increasing the efforts and spraying from the yeah this warms the spreading fast up to 150 kilometers a day the un's food and agriculture organization is raising the alarm now calling for international assistance it's the word. that we've seen in in ethiopia and somalia in 25 years and the worst that we've seen in kenya and so over 70 years the fear is that the locust numbers could increase 500 times in the next few months. and with little more than 6 months to go preparations for this year's olympic games in tokyo entering their final stages and those preparations include emergency response drills in the event of an earthquake. th

africa correspondent anne soy reports from kenya. from a distance, it looks like northern kenya is burning, but these are swarms of desert locusts, spreading like wildfire across the hornre than 200 million insects. these are tiny creatures flying above me. they look harmless, but if you consider that hundreds of millions of them are flying at the same time, the amount of destruction they can cause is unimaginable. ali bila waqo tells me this is the second invasion of locusts he's witnessed in about 60 years. this time, he's lost nearly all his maize and bean crops. translation: it's painful. we had no rain for several years. when it did finally rain last year, we were so happy, but then these insects have come and destroyed our crop. we've incurred huge losses. he says he brought dozens of people here to help ward off the invasion. elsewhere, gunshots, tear gas and whistles. people and governments across the region are desperate to save plants from being devoured. which way are they moving in? they're moving this way. yeah? conservation groups are helping track the movement of the swarms. the kenyan and ethiopian governments are using aerial spraying to try and kill t