Lesotho has banned poultry imports from South Africa, leaving the fast food chain short of chicken.
KFC has announced it is closing all its restaurants in Lesotho amid a severe outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring South Africa.
Lesotho's government has banned all poultry imports from the country, which KFC says has "severely impacted" its supply of chicken.Lesotho is a mountainous country entirely surrounded by South Africa. South Africa has been struggling to contain bird flu for several months and has culled more than seven million egg-laying hens - 20-30% of the country's entire stock.
Last week, neighbouring Mozambique slaughtered about 45,000 infected hens it had imported from South Africa.The outbreak has led to a shortage of eggs and chicken meat in several countries in southern Africa. KFC Lesotho said it was committed to finding a resolution and assured customers its restaurants would be opening their doors soon.
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