Overall Green alert Drought for Central Africa-2025
in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Tanzania

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 5 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1017944
Name: Central Africa-2025
Countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Tanzania
Start Date: End of Jun 2025
Duration: 143 days (at 20 Nov 2025)
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 392440 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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Latest media headlines

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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I tagli agli aiuti USA interrompono i trattamenti salvavita per i bamb.. 12/12/2025 6:19:00 AM.

Hellen Etiman, una pastore del Kenya, credeva che suo figlio gravemente malnutrito si sarebbe presto ripreso dopo aver iniziato una cura a base di alimenti specializzati salvavita. Invece, Peter Lokoyen, di 4 anni, ha avuto una ricaduta a l
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), WMO (1), INFORM (2),