Locust Infestation

How climate insecurity could trigger more conflict in Somalia

The Somali federal government and federal states must integrate climate risks into their security planning. This will enhance their ability to prevent climate-related violence

Andrew E. Yaw Tchie

6 min read

People’s temperature are being measured at a border between Abuja and the Nasarawa State on March 30 2020, after Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. – Over 20 million Nigerians on Monday scrambled to prepare for lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest city Lagos and the capital Abuja, as the continent struggled to curb the spread of the coronavirus. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a two-week “cessation of all movements” in the key cities in a bid to ward off an explosion of cases in Africa’s most populous country. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images)

AFRICA

18 MAY 2020

Three months in, Covid-19 poses triple threats in Africa

Health, debt and hunger are huge threats to the continent’s stability

Edwin Ikhuoria

5 min read