Overall Green alert Drought for Eastern Gulf of Guinea, Congo Basin-2024
in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016995
Name: Eastern Gulf of Guinea, Congo Basin-2024
Countries: Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon
Start Date: End of Feb 2024
Duration: 80 days (at 20 May 2024)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 122931 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Analytical report

05/May/2025 13:30 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

Analytical report

07/Oct/2024 13:59 UTC

GDO analytical report imported in GDACS update automatic procedure

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),