Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2026 in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia from 21 Apr 2026 00:00 UTC to 31 Aug 2026 08:21 UTC

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Overall Orange Drought for East Africa-2026

in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia

Event summary

Mild to severe impacts to people and to one or more sectors of the economy.

Name:	East Africa-2026
Countries:	Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia
Start Date:	End of Apr 2026
Duration:	102 days (at 10 Aug 2026)
Impact:	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 570110 km2
More info:	Global Drought Observatory

GDACS Score

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Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Description impact	Source
1	0.25	10 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
2	0.75	20 Jun 2026 00:00	Minor impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
3	1.25	30 Jun 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
4	1.25	10 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 488851 km2	GDO
5	1.25	20 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 598427 km2	GDO
6	1.25	30 Jul 2026 00:00	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 570110 km2	GDO
7	1.25	31 Aug 2026 08:21	Medium impact for agricultural drought in 497241 km2	GDO

Affected Countries

Country
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Somalia

Affected ARU (Administrative Reporting Unit)

RDrI-Agri	Name	Country
- High	Bakool	Somalia
- High	Bay	Somalia
- Medium	Galgaduud	Somalia
- Medium	Gedo	Somalia
- High	Hiraan	Somalia
- High	Shabelle Hoose	Somalia
- Medium	Juba Dhexe	Somalia
- Medium	Mudug	Somalia
- Medium	Nugaal	Somalia
- Low	Sanaag	Somalia
- Medium	Sool	Somalia
- Medium	Togdheer	Somalia
- Medium	Woqooyi Galbeed	Somalia
- Medium	Oromia	Ethiopia
- Medium	Somali	Ethiopia
- Medium	North Eastern	Kenya
- Medium	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia
- Medium	Afar	Ethiopia
- Medium	Amhara	Ethiopia
- Medium	Beneshangul Gumu	Ethiopia
- Medium	Dire Dawa	Ethiopia
- Medium	Hareri	Ethiopia
- Medium	SNNPR	Ethiopia
- High	Eastern	Kenya

More information

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