Heavy rainfall maintains flooding in parts of West Africa while the Horn of Africa remains dry
- After several months of poor rainfall abnormal dryness has deteriorated to drought in southern Ethiopia.
- Heavy rainfall triggers flooding in parts of central and southern Nigeria. The Niger and Benue River levels are high.
- Heavy seasonal rainfall has caused flooding, in parts of Sudan and border areas with South Sudan. In the past few weeks, fifteen states in Sudan have experienced flooding.
- Flooding persists in Chad and other parts of the Sahel where water levels have been slow to drain.
Flooding is progressing downstream along the Senegal River. - Below-average rainfall over the last three months has caused abnormal dryness in parts of Nigeria and maintained similar conditions in parts of Kenya and Somalia.
- Continued below-average rainfall strengthens abnormal dryness in Somalia and Kenya
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network