Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Country: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, World
Rainfall remains below average across parts of West Africa, Latin America, Ethiopia, and Djibouti
Africa Weather Hazards
A delayed onset of the rainy season, followed by poorly-distributed rainfall, has led to abnormal dryness across Burkina Faso, the northern parts of Ghana, Togo, and Benin, western Niger, and north-central Nigeria. The lack of rainfall over the past five weeks has delayed planting and already negatively affected cropping activities over parts of this region.
A poor distribution of March-May rainfall has negatively impacted crops over the SNNPR, central and Belgproducing areas of Ethiopia, eastern Eritrea, and Djibouti.
As the March-May season had already ended, recovery is unlikely.
