Overall Orange Drought for East Africa, Central Sahel-2026 in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad from 21 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for East Africa, Central Sahel-2026

in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

Event summary

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

Name:	East Africa, Central Sahel-2026
Countries:	Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad
Start Date:	End of Jun 2026
Duration:	30 days (at 30 Jul 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2649772 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

As of 2026-09-01, this event integrated the drought event Central Sahel-2026.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.25	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
2	0.75	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
3	1.25	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
4	1.25	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
5	1.25	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 598427 km2	GDO
6	1.25	30 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 570110 km2	GDO
7	1.25	31 Aug 2026 08:21	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 497241 km2	GDO
8	1.25	18 Sep 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 509495 km2	GDO
9	1.25	30 Aug 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 752713 km2	GDO
10	1.25	10 Sep 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2451121 km2	GDO
11	1.25	14 Oct 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2649772 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name
- High	Bakool
- High	Bay
- Medium	Galgaduud
- Medium	Gedo
- High	Hiraan
- High	Shabelle Hoose
- Medium	Juba Dhexe
- Medium	Mudug
- Medium	Nugaal
- Low	Sanaag
- Medium	Sool
- Medium	Togdheer
- Medium	Woqooyi Galbeed
- Medium	Oromia
- Medium	Somali
- Medium	North Eastern
- Medium	Addis Ababa
- Medium	Amhara
- Medium	SNNPR

More information

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