Overall Green Drought for Angola, Gabon, Congo-2025
in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 1 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1018344
Name: Angola, Gabon, Congo-2025
Glide number: DR-2025-000234-AGO
Countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon
Start Date: Middle of Dec 2025
Duration: 31 days (at 20 Jan 2026)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 113651 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Progetto su agricoltura resiliente in Angola con ateneo Firenze 6/15/2026 5:01:00 PM.

(ANSA) - FIRENZE, 15 GIU - Aumentare la produttività agricola, migliorare la fertilità dei suoli e ridurre l''impatto di siccità e parassiti: sono alcuni risultati raggiunti dal progetto internazionale Re-Farm in Angola, che si avvia a conc
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Progetto su agricoltura resiliente in Angola con ateneo Firenze 6/15/2026 4:55:00 PM.

Aumentare la produttività agricola, migliorare la fertilità dei suoli e ridurre l''impatto di siccità e parassiti: sono alcuni risultati raggiunti dal progetto internazionale Re-Farm in Angola, che si avvia a conclusione dopo quattro anni e
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Botswana cambia las normas: contiene un peculiar río de 1.600 kilómetr.. 6/6/2026 2:30:00 PM.

El Okavango nace lejos del mar y, al contrario que muchos otros grandes ríos , nunca llega a encontrarlo. Recorre unos 1.600 kilómetros por el sur de África antes de desaparecer en el desierto de Botswana. El río nace en las tierras altas d
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),