Locust Swarms Confirmed in South Sudan as Devastating Plague Spreads Across East Africa, Southwest Asia

Locust Swarms Confirmed in South Sudan as Devastating Plague Spreads Across East Africa, Southwest Asia

 (Barnabas Aid) — The UN confirmed on Feb. 18 that the desert locust plague, which can migrate up to 150km a day, has now invaded southeast Sudan, entering from northern Uganda. Many thousands are facing acute food shortages as vast swarms of desert locusts, considered the most destructive migratory pest on earth, have caused […]

Sudanese Christian Businessman Detained at Airport Upon Return From Exile

Sudanese Christian Businessman Detained at Airport Upon Return From Exile

(Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Sudanese Christian businessman Ashraf Samir Mousad Obid was detained at Khartoum Airport on Jan. 27 under the orders of the General Intelligence Service (GIS). Obid was returning to Sudan for the first time since fleeing the country in 2015, following a campaign of harassment by the National Intelligence and Security Service […]