DroughtStrongorange alert

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

Name: Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad
Start: 2026-06-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

117 d ago · 21 Jun 2026, 00:00 UTC Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

What happened

Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad. First reported on 21 Jun 2026, 00:00 UTC, tracked live by Open Earth from official sources.

The nearest town in our records is Winejok, about 161 km away in Northern Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan.

Orange alert: significant impact likely; national response may be needed.

Timeline

First reported by GDACS
16 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC

Nearby in the last 30 days

No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.