region in the far north of kenya hosts over 190000 refugees mainly from south sudan but also from somalia ethiopia and brandy each time i appraise kenyans and the local to kind of people for their work hosting refugees are done for. money kenya is handling the situation deserves respect funding and. mcvickar specially when you consider that the local people here in northern kenya are themselves struggling to make ends meet finding in the wake of the lung and do the pill you wouldn't do this and that's no longer given what they've suffered long periods of drug over the past years commons which is reduced their crops need to be good to take it off to put them off because of the scarcity of food is a major challenge shared by both a kind of communities and the refugees. within the camp pilot projects like a school garden i suppose to help in the other. the idea is to teach students about farming in the harsh climate as well as about the nutritional values of different crops. to pupils of the selected schools train and when the. kids or we get to speak we can use the school it was so that. the house o

year waiting for tobar when we have the next cropping season after devastating large areas in somalia ethiopia and kenya the swarms have now reached uganda and us frightening south sudan and tanzania. now a boxing champion in the democratic republic of congo has set up what he scored the friendship club to help former child soldiers and young people but himself a former child soldier says he wants to help survivors come to terms with their past and show them there is an alternative to violence. meets but. also known as keyboard mongol a former child soldier and a boxing champion here in goma in eastern democratic republic of congo he is where every morning is iraq's or trains from his home to the world can stadium neighbors and strangers call it must. as he passes by he will mongol share his experience and skills with 30000 fill my child stooges started a project called the friendship boxing club club del until. i want them to be off the street and to abandon their mentality to control of themselves and create their own jobs and we have to help them achieve this so they can help their communit

millions of locusts and they're threatening only people's livelihoods but their food supplies somalia ethiopia and kenya have been worst hit by the desert locust so far but the united nations is warning that without a rapid response many other countries in east africa and the arabian peninsula could be at risk as well. locusts fill the skies of northern kenya our rusty brown hanging is across the landscape eating up the greenery and everything people here depend on for food. and people i did expect to not i'm not only hungry people so i would move that i still can crops would you be talking about a station which is stupid it is c.d.'s. 12 swarms have descended on kenya so far even the smallest swarm needs just a day to destroy crops that would provide food for 2 and a half 1000 people. the insects reproduce in massive numbers afterwards they lay their eggs deep in the soil. the offspring is born 4 weeks later they can cover up to 150 kilometers again devastating swathes of the land as they go. down. they eat the leaves and anything left over is useless because of cattle graze on land where loc

somalia, ethiopia, and kenya have been worst hit by the locusts, but the united nations is warning manyntries in eastern africa and on the arabian peninsula could be at risk without a response. >> locusts filled the skies of northern kenya, arrestee brown haze across the landscape, eating up the greenery and everything people depend on for food. >> people are experiencing hunger.. they are losing livestock and crops. it is serious. >> 12 swararms have descended on kenya so far. even the smallest needs just one day to destroy crops that would provide food for 2500 people. the insects reproduce in massive numbers and afterwards lay their eggs deep in the soil. the offspring is born four weeks later and can cover up to 150 kilometers a day, devastating the land as they go. >> they eat the leaves and anything left over is useless, because if cattle graze on land whwhere locusts have left feces, they get sick. >> the united nations says almost 70 million euros are needed, gloomy outlook for those hoping to combat the plague anytime soon. brent: a court in south korea has ruled two football f

year we sing for october when we have the next cropping season after devastating large areas in somalia ethiopia and kenya the swarms have now reached uganda and us threatening south sudan and tanzania. in other news indonesia's mount merapi volcano has erupted spewing ash thousands of meters into the air residents were told to stay outside at 3 kilometer no go zone in the rockies want the world's most active volcanoes its last major eruption 10 years ago killed more than 300 people. accuse one person is dying just a wrench of rains battered australia's east coast a woman has also been reported missing emergency workers have rescued dozens of people from the france and many schools have been closed authorities say the rain has have them put out multiple blazes in the fire ravaged region. electric car make a test is recalling nearly 15 cars and s.u.v.s in north america to correct a potential issue with this steering safety officials say both on some 2016 models might screw road and break off leading to a loss of power steering. the keys are the most important and most expensive living artists a w

year we sing for october when we have the next cropping season after devastating large areas in somalia ethiopia and kenya the swarms have now reached uganda and us threatening south sudan in time xanthia. in other news this hour indonesia's lonmin rocky volcano has erupted spewing ash thousands of meters into the air residents were told to stay outside a 3 kilometer no go zone merapi zone the world's most active volcanoes its last major eruption 10 years ago killed more than 300 people. at least one person has died just to venture rience about australia's east coast a woman has also been reported missing emergency workers have rescued dozens of people from the floods and many schools have been closed authorities say the rain has helped them put out multiple blazes in the fire ravaged region. in the world of sport and for the head coach here concludes man has been removed from the bundesliga team's board there's after you stunned the club by resigning as coach after just 10 weeks in the job the x. germany and us coach had said he wanted to stay on the board despite stepping down as coach but had

ethiopia, somalia, kenya, tanzania and uganda have so far been affected by the swarms. and ethiopia have seen for 25 years. aerial pesticide spraying is the most effective way to stop the insects, but that's expensive and these countries simply don't have the resources. the united nations director of emergencies has warned of a dire situation. we are talking of 13 million people in acute food insecurity and another 20 on the verge, so it means the situation of the 13 million could further deteriorate, so it means if their situation deteriorates badly, then, you know, we are going even towards catastrophe, what may even be famine in some countries. kenya is upping its response, training its national youth service with experts on the desert locust brought in from morocco, teaching the young men and women how to support farmers and rural communities to stop the locusts in their tracks. kenya neighbours five for other countries, so if you deal with the desert locust situation in kenya, you're likely to minimise the effects of them crossing over into other countries. but exp

is agencies carry out large scale spraying kenya or somalia and ethiopia report they're short of planes and insecticides the u.n. has made an urgent plea for more help and is warning of a looming hunger crisis in east africa. and now africa has so many heroes and heroines but many of their stories on found in our textbooks aims to change this with its african roots history project using comics animated videos and radio the series tell the stories of african legends from an african perspective the 2nd series of the popular season was launched this week at the social media week in nigeria. this is an illustration of later posts a senegalese poet and scholar who is one of africa's greatest leaders. he is one of $25.00 african heroes and heroines to be featured in the 2nd season of those hit webcomic series african roots in partnership with african artists researchers and historians african roots portrays men and women that have shaped africa's history. we talked to many african jungle people and they said we learn more in our history books about historical figures from europe or from the u

as agencies carry out large scale spraying kenya somalia and ethiopia report they're short of planes and insecticides the u.n. has made an urgent plea for more help and is warning of a looming hunger crisis in east africa. it's world polarbear day to day aimed at reminding people about global warming images of the bears roaming an ever shrinking habitat have become symbolic of the threats posed by climate change conservationists hope world polar bear day will encourage people to do more to help cut carbon emissions and save those majestic animals. they can smell you from a kilometer away run most humans and crush a seal skull with their jaws no doubt about it polar bears like these are seriously scary they're also the best known victims of climate change the one that is not really thought of the polar bears living in the arctic rely on pocket ice with survival and they have seals by waiting for them to come up through holes in the ice. if the ice melts and increases and saw use that becomes a very real threat of a problem. for the i spend. satellite images of the arctic show red area

countries that have already been affected or are e at risk are kenynya, somalia, ethiopia, uganda, south sudan, eritreaea, and djibouti. experts say higher temperatures and heavier rainfall due to the climate crisis are leading to worse locust swarms. a small swarm can work its way through enough food to feed 35,000 people in just a single day. in canada, 47 people were arrested while protesting and solidarity with land defenders ashey were rated by canaan police. prprotesrs aroun canada blockaded ports, railway and her sitesf transptation. thblockade aecected ,000 ra passengs andrevented 200 frght trai from travelin indinous actists havbeen a protrted batt to protectheir la from th consuction otranscana's 40mile, $4 billili coastal gaslk pipeli.. e seattlcity couil voted monday tbar someesidenti evicons duri winter nths. socialiscity couilmember hama sawant sponsorethe bill ifnacted, itould probit mostvictionsn the mohs of dember thrgh februy, thgh t thenitial bl propos longer b period. in arizo, the coractor hed build aortion otrump's u.-mexico rder walhas begun deroying aacred tono 'o

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the un says the swarms are the largest in somalia and ethiopia in 25 years.member of these benches is raising issues about the plagues of locusts. but in fact we are facing the humanitarian crisis which is unraveling in front of us. in some parts of ethiopia 90% of the crops are already gone, 20 million people are facing no food. un said last thursday, we need 76 million dollars now to begin to address the problems. and uka is helping to tackle the outbreak through our funding to the un central response fund. but we are considering the case for additional support. one of the key figures in the snp government in scotland, the finance secretary, derek mackay, was forced to stand down in the week after it was revealed he sent hundreds of messages to a sixteen year old boy. mr mackay resigned just hours before he was due to deliver his budget in the scottish parliament. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, told msps that his behaviour had been "unacceptable". his resignation meant it was the public finance minister, kate forbes, who stepped in at the last minute

the un says the swarms are the largest in somalia and ethiopia in 25 years.at it's a member of these benches who's raising issues about plagues of locusts. but, in fact, we are facing a humanitarian crisis which is unraveling in front of us. in some parts of ethiopia, 90% of the crops have already gone, 20 million people facing no food. the un said last thursday, "we need $76 million now to begin to address the problems." could the noble baroness tell us what her majesty's government is doing firstly to ensure that, if it's required, there's immediate food aid and, secondly, longer—term that we are going to ensure there's going to be seed for next year's crops, to ensure that people will have security. 0ur existing humanitarian development programming is working in the region to address food insecurity and, indeed, poverty challenges. and we are ready to flex in response to this crisis. the right reverend also spoke about the $76 million appeal in order to help curb the spread of locusts. there is still around a £40 million gap in that fund despite their rece

january densely enough to force an ethiopian airlines plane off course now they're invading ethiopia somalia kenya uganda and pakistan it is the worst outbreak in 25 years and for kenya in 70 is the insects can spread fast and other countries are not risk the swarms have already destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of crops millions of people already short of food could face famine somalia and pakistan have declared a state of emergency the u.n. says that if action isn't taken fast enough somalia is infestation could become the most devastating plague in living memory at its asked for $76000000.00 in aid to help control the outbreak al-jazeera is priyanka gupta reports. on the trees and down in the fields. swarms of flow crist's are everywhere a 1000000000 of these day. as it insects are sweeping across east africa destroying crops and livelihoods as they fly from one country to the other. 10000000 people in the region are now at risk of hunger and famine. we depend a lot on the season and we worry that locust will destroy our harvest and will end up remaining hungry throughout the rest o

food programme a calling for more funding to deal with swarms of locusts in east africa kenya ethiopia and somalia hardest hit and you swarms are expected to form in the coming weeks the u.n. spokesman says prevention would be much cheaper than dealing with the impact if little is done of. russia wants to lift restrictions on the export of diamonds from the central african republic moscow is chair of the kimberly process and $81.00 nation body which certifies that diamond exports do not fund conflict the african nation was hit with a diamond export ban in 2013 which was later relaxed to allow limited sales. and a doomsday vault for seeds continues to grow deep in the arctic prince charles sending cowslips and the cherokee nation adding sacred corn the facility was launched in 2008 with the a move safeguarding bio diversity in case of a global disaster it now has over a 1000000 varieties of seeds. the world's largest says it's stepping up its green efforts by pledging to hire a climate campaigner fox says the activist will be able to scrutinise the company's environmental policies the pledge comes

to food security throughout the horn of africa kenya the at the center of the infestation ethiopia and somalia are the most severely impacted countries so far but a risk to south sudan and uganda are on the rise fear of what this could mean for the ecosystems of nations already struggling to feed their people is also growing. pretty bleak renewals. and they're multiplying quickly. too. so we. so we need more help. before. well if. the challenge is that some areas are so remote that crews can't cordon ate their efforts using the internet or g.p.s. kenya's ministry of agriculture continues to put planes in the air spraying chemicals with the hope of ridding the region of the swarms and protecting the food supply for the 11000000 plus people who live here. football now freiburg have been so far this season's over achievers but they lost on sunday to a strong side or now comfortably 6 points clear of the relegation spots. despite being on the receiving end of a 51 thrashing last weekend cologne fans have had plenty to cheer about recently with their side finally getting into gear on the hosts were

organization says drought has already affected millions of people across the region kenya ethiopia and somalia are worst hit officials say spraying insecticides is the only solution that works but that's impossible in conflict ridden somalia south sudan and uganda also at risk swarms have also been cited in eritrea yemen and all moms feel germany is facing odd nuclear energy hoping to replace it with wind and solar in the long run but now it's facing a major setback after a generous government support is waning and expansion plans come back legal complaints by angry residents as well as the approval times of brought the sector to a near standstill it's a huge crisis for the german wind industry 2 large wind turbine makers have already folded. there are still some big construction sites for wind parks left in germany like here in mclean book for palm on. 16 windmills are being constructed in spite of the heavy fog i think. it all depends on the wind and weather like today at 1st you couldn't see anything so we couldn't work at lunch time the wind starts picking up if we have bad luck we only ge

affected millions of people across the region the swarms will only worsen the situation kenya ethiopia and somalia worst hit officials say aerial spraying is the only solution that works but that's impossible in conflict ridden somalia south sudan and uganda are also would raise and swarms have been cited in yemen and oman will join joins us now from nairobi to tell us more about the situation what sort of food security risk is this actually posing. well ben if you look at the eastern africa region already the areas that have been affected by the locust invasion are areas that really do struggle with food insecurity and i would put it that way because we're looking at the northeastern parts of all of kenya and also areas in somalia that have already been affected by drought so there is good food security and they're looking at here is that a single locust invasion is actually one that could lead to a loss of up 217-0000 tons of grain and that's enough to feed about a 1000000 people these locusts as we know them if they are moving at the speed at which we are being told they're moving at which is a

threat to food security throughout the horn of africa kenya the epicenter of the infestation ethiopia and somalia are the most severely impacted countries so far the south sudan and uganda are on the rise fear of what this could mean for the ecosystems of nations already struggling to feed their people is also growing. they're destroying the environment because of this very big bills of the so in within 6 hours and they tell us this appraise deplete all the past us and that is very sad situation and they're multiplying quickly. you can see they're trying to. say this so we are trying to metz and produce so we need more help because i get it this time we need to suppress the locals before it in bed in the neighboring countries like south sudan. well. the challenge is that some areas are so remote that crews can't coordinate their efforts using the internet or g.p.s. kenya's ministry of agriculture continues to put planes in the air spraying chemicals with the hope of ridding the region of the swarms and protecting the food supply for the 11000000 plus people who live here. ard soccer now in leipzi

threat to food security throughout the horn of africa kenya the epicenter of the infestation ethiopia and somalia are the most severely impacted countries so far but a risk to south sudan and uganda are on the rise fear of what this could mean for the ecosystems of nations already struggling to feed their people is also growing. very big bills. and they're multiplying quickly. so we. so we need more help. before. we need to stop it as if the challenge is that some areas are so remote that crews can't cordon ate their efforts using the internet or g.p.s. it can use ministry of agriculture continues to put planes in the air spraying chemicals with the hope of ridding the region of the swarms and protecting the food supply for the 11000000 plus people who live here. all right soccer now and let's bring you up to date with all the results from this weekend's bundesliga matches cologne scored 4 goals against freiburg earlier today forsberg also scored for they be part of born in the late game on saturday leipzig drew with munching buyer one in minds they had at the top of the table now dortmund won th

threat to food security throughout the horn of africa kenya the epicenter of the infestation ethiopia and somalia are the most severely impacted countries so far but a risk to south sudan and uganda are on the rise fear of what this could mean for the ecosystems of nations already struggling to feed their people is also growing. very bleak renewals of the. us. and they're multiplying quickly. too. so we. so we need more help. before. the challenge is that some areas are so remote that crews can't cordon ate there after it's using the internet or g.p.s. can use ministry of agriculture continues to put planes in the air spraying chemicals with the hope of ridding the region of the swarms and protecting the food supply for the 11000000 plus people who live here. a big night in u.s. sports the kansas city chiefs have snatched up their 1st super bowl victory in 50 years the chiefs made a dramatic 4th quarter comeback overcoming a 10 point deficit to defeat the san francisco 49 hours 3120 quarterback patrick my home was named the game's most valuable player and it wouldn't be without would be a super v

to food security throughout the horn of africa kenya the at the center of the infestation ethiopia and somalia are the most severely impacted countries so far. south sudan and uganda are on the rise fear of what this could mean for the ecosystems of nations already struggling to feed their people is also growing. they're destroyed environment because of this very bleak bills. so it within 6. this. past us and that is what they should and they're multiplying quickly. too. so we. may. produce so we need more help. we need. before. we need to. the challenges that some areas are so remote that crews can't cordon it there after it is using the internet or g.p.s. can use ministry of agriculture continues to put planes in the air spraying chemicals with the hope of ridding the region of the swarms and protecting the food supply for the 11000000 plus people who live here. are the countdown is on to sunday's super bowl as miami hosts the 54th edition of american football's greatest spectacle the kansas city chiefs take on the san francisco 49 ers but as ever there's a whole lot more than football to fo

january densely enough to force an ethiopian airlines plane off course now they're invading ethiopia somalia kenya.