"We can't afford that Covid-19 leads to another food crisis caused by Locust-19." At a time when the world is fighting coronavirus, a number of countries in Africa are also battling rop-destroying locust swarms. The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, breaks down how this affects food security. | BBC News Africa

17K views · 381 reactions | This week, countries voted on the UN resolution against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While 28 African nations voted in favour, calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops, 17 African countries accounted for half of the abstentions. Here’s why  | BBC News Africa | Facebook