DLCO-EA would like to extend the invitation for qualified suppliers, service providers and contractors to submit their company profile for vendor prequalification. This aims to identify reliable vendors who can supply goods, works and services to DLCO-EA efficiently. Categories of goods and services Ref No. Category Description 1. Construction and rehabilitation service contractor 2. Building […]
The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is a Regional Migratory Pest Organization established in 1962 by an International Convention signed by the Governments of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The DLCO-EA invites applications from the nationals of the contracting Members States for the following post: Job Title: Senior Accountant Job classification: […]
Addis Ababa, October 17, 2025. The 70th DLCO-EA Governing Council of Ministers Regular Session has been successfully concluded at Noora Resort, Bishoftu – Ethiopia on October 16th 2025, under the chairmanship of Prof. Joseph Canisius Ndunguru, Director General, Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority, who represented the chairman, Hon Hussein M Bashe, Minister of Agriculture […]
The DLCO-EA wishes to employ an Accounts Assistant (Ethiopian national) for its Headquarter Office (Addis Ababa). Job Title: Accounts Assistant (Addis Ababa) Accountability: Senior Account Introduction: The Accounts Assistant (AA) is responsible for the day-to-day preliminary processing and custody of Headquarter (HQ) accounting records, as well as the safe custody of HQ Petty Cash, Cheque […]
December 5, 2024. The 69th DLCO-EA Council of Ministers Regular Session was held at PrideInn Flamingo Beach Resort, in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya on 5th December, 2024 under the Chairmanship of Hon Asad Abdirisak Mohamed, State Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Somalia. This was preceded by the Technical Executive Committee (EXCOM) comprising of […]
30/05/2025 The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. They consume their own weight per day, targeting food crops and forage. Just a single square kilometer of swarm can contain up to 80 million adults, with the capacity to consume the same amount of food in one day as […]
What you need to know: He said that despite an upsurge in the migratory, crop-devouring birds, the organisation, operating under the Ministry of Agriculture alongside TPHPA, had continued to respond effectively, noting that control efforts were still ongoing in the affected areas. Mbeya. The Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA), in collaboration with […]
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Addis Ababa, March 27, 2025 (POA) — The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) plays a pivotal role in mitigating the impact of migratory pests that threaten the region’s food security, according to Mwesigwa Moses Rwaheru. As a primary regional body dedicated to controlling pests like desert locusts, armyworms, Quelea birds, and tsetse […]
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is a Regional Organization established in 1962 by an International Convention signed by the Governments of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Its mandate is to control Migratory Pests in the Region. The DLCO-EA invites applications from the nationals […]
