Overall Green Drought for Central Africa-2025 in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia from 21 Jun 2025 00:00 UTC to 30 Jan 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green Drought for Central Africa-2025

in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia

Event summary

No evidence of relevant impacts or not enough information available to date.

Name:	Central Africa-2025
Countries:	Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Zambia
Start Date:	End of Jun 2025
Duration:	214 days (at 30 Jan 2026)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 193813 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	20 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 48053 km2	GDO
2	0.75	30 Jul 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 878495 km2	GDO
3	0.75	10 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 376719 km2	GDO
4	0.75	20 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 559106 km2	GDO
5	0.75	30 Aug 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 559106 km2	GDO
6	0.75	10 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 328268 km2	GDO
7	0.75	20 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 182790 km2	GDO
8	0.75	30 Sep 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 232777 km2	GDO
9	0.75	10 Oct 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 232777 km2	GDO
10	0.75	20 Oct 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 220658 km2	GDO
11	0.75	30 Oct 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 220658 km2	GDO
12	0.75	10 Nov 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 330926 km2	GDO
13	0.75	20 Nov 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 392440 km2	GDO
14	0.5	30 Nov 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 343475 km2	GDO
15	0.75	10 Dec 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 305831 km2	GDO
16	0.75	20 Dec 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 305831 km2	GDO
17	0.5	30 Dec 2025 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 244393 km2	GDO
18	0.5	10 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 255705 km2	GDO
19	0.75	20 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 243392 km2	GDO
20	0.75	30 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 242458 km2	GDO
21	0.75	10 Feb 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 193813 km2	GDO
22	0.75	08 Mar 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 193813 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Zambia

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Amhara	Ethiopia
- High	Tigray	Ethiopia
- Medium	Blue Nile	Sudan
- Medium	Sennar	Sudan
- Medium	White Nile	Sudan
- High	Upper Nile	South Sudan
- High	Gadaref	Sudan

More information

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