Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2026 in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia from 21 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 04 Aug 2026 12:47 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2026

in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	DR 1027450
Name:	East Africa-2026
Glide number:	DR-2026-000117-ETH
Countries:	Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Start Date:	End of Apr 2026
Duration:	81 days (at 20 Jul 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 598427 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

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Roundup: Ethiopians plant record 805 mln trees for greener future 8/4/2026 8:02:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Ethiopians have planted a record-breaking 805 million tree seedlings across the country in a single day on Monday, according to the country''s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The nationwide tree planti

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Roundup: Ethiopians plant record 805 mln trees for greener future 8/4/2026 8:01:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Ethiopians have planted a record-breaking 805 million tree seedlings across the country in a single day on Monday, according to the country''s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The nationwide tree planti

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Roundup: Ethiopians plant record 805 mln trees for greener future 8/4/2026 6:12:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Ethiopians have planted a record-breaking 805 million tree seedlings across the country in a single day on Monday, according to the country''s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The nationwide tree planti

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Roundup: Ethiopians plant record 805 mln trees for greener future 8/4/2026 5:47:00 PM.

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Ethiopians have planted a record-breaking 805 million tree seedlings across the country in a single day on Monday, according to the country''s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The nationwide tree planti

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