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

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Overall Green alert Drought for Central Africa-2025

in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 6 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID	DR 1017944
Name:	Central Africa-2025
Countries:	Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
Start Date:	End of Jun 2025
Duration:	173 days (at 20 Dec 2025)
Impact:	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 305831 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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9m ago ICPAC predicts rains for March–May, ending dry spell 1/28/2026 2:46:00 PM.

Kenyans shied themselves from rainfall / FILE. The dry and sunny weather conditions being experienced in most parts of the country are forecast to come to an end from March. The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) says t

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U.S. aid cuts disrupt life-saving treatment for starving children in K.. 12/13/2025 5:28:00 AM.

By late October, he weighed 11.4 kg (25.13 lb) - a third less than the median for boys his age listed by the World Health Organization - and measured just over 87 cm (2.85 ft). His 20-month-old sister, Melvine, was nearly as tall as he was.

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US aid cuts disrupt treatment for starving children in Kenya 12/12/2025 8:09:00 AM.

Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of life-saving specialised food. Instead, 4-year-old Peter Lokoyen relapsed in July when the health facility treating him

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U.S. aid cuts disrupt life-saving treatment for starving children in K.. 12/12/2025 6:23:00 AM.

LOMOLEM, Kenya, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of life-saving specialised food. Instead, 4-year-old Peter Lokoyen relapsed in July wh

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