Overall Orange Drought for Angola, Zambia, Gabon, Congo-2025 in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zambia from 11 Dec 2025 00:00 UTC to 10 May 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for Angola, Zambia, Gabon, Congo-2025

in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zambia

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	Angola, Zambia, Gabon, Congo-2025
Countries:	Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Zambia
Start Date:	Middle of Dec 2025
Duration:	111 days (at 10 Apr 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 453295 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

As of 2026-03-01, this event integrated the drought event Central Africa-2025.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.5	20 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 131349 km2	GDO
2	0.75	30 Jan 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 193744 km2	GDO
3	1	10 Feb 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 193744 km2	GDO
4	1	20 Feb 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 193744 km2	GDO
5	1	02 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 287209 km2	GDO
6	1	10 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 673353 km2	GDO
7	1.25	20 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 818099 km2	GDO
8	1.25	30 Mar 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 746868 km2	GDO
9	1.25	10 May 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 453295 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Republic of Congo
Zambia

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- Low	Bengo	Angola
- Medium	Benguela	Angola
- Low	Bie	Angola
- Low	Cuando Cubango	Angola
- Low	Cuanza Sul	Angola
- Low	Huambo	Angola
- Low	Huila	Angola
- Low	Luanda	Angola
- Low	Malanje	Angola
- Low	Moxico	Angola
- Medium	Namibe	Angola

More information

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