Nita Bhalla
East Africa Correspondent at Context
East Africa Correspondent at Thomson Reuters Foundation
East Africa Correspondent for @TRF’s @ContextNewsroom. 🏴🇮🇳Covering tech & society, inclusive economies, climate. [email protected] +254798188824
Articles
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4 weeks ago |
allafrica.com | Nita Bhalla
What's the context? Five years after East Africa was hit by swarms of desert locusts, massive infestations may be coming to northwest Africa. NAIROBI - The United Nations is warning countries in northwest Africa to boost monitoring and begin early control measures as swarms of desert locusts move into the region.
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1 month ago |
context.news | Nita Bhalla
What’s the context? Five years after East Africa was hit by swarms of desert locusts, massive infestations may be coming to northwest Africa. NAIROBI - The United Nations is warning countries in northwest Africa to boost monitoring and begin early control measures as swarms of desert locusts move into the region.
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1 month ago |
context.news | Nita Bhalla
What’s the context? Allegations of violations in the critical mining sector are on the rise in Africa as global demand grows for clean energy tech. NAIROBI - Africa's vast reserves of critical minerals, which include lithium, cobalt, copper and manganese, are increasingly vital for the global shift to clean energy and new technologies.
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1 month ago |
japantimes.co.jp | Nelson Renteria |Nita Bhalla
For years, Luis Treminio has provided guidance to farmers in El Salvador, using a U.S.-backed famine monitoring system to boost crop production and help prevent hunger. Armed with public bulletins and regular food security alerts produced by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), Treminio would relay the critical data to farmers.
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1 month ago |
context.news | Nelson Renteria |Nita Bhalla
What’s the context? Global hunger monitor FEWS NET funded by U.S. government operating at reduced capacity, undermining humanitarian efforts. US-backed global hunger monitor FEWS NET provided critical dataFEWS NET now operating at reduced capacityFEWS NET early warning alerts helped direct targeted aidSAN SALVADOR/NAIROBI - For years Luis Treminio has provided guidance to farmers in El Salvador, using a U.S.-backed famine monitoring system to boost crop production and help prevent hunger.
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