Continued heavy rainfall and flooding is forecast across West and East Africa
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Desert locust swarms remain present across parts of Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, and Yemen. Desert locusts continue to seriously impact Yemen and other areas of the subregion.
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Heavy rainfall over the past several weeks caused flooding across Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. Additional rainfall will maintain a high flood risk.
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Above-average rainfall since July has caused widespread flooding across Sudan. The additional forecast rainfall is likely to worsen conditions over many local areas.
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Heavy rainfall over the past several weeks has caused flooding across the South Kivu Province of eastern DRC. Heavy rainfall next week is likely to maintain a high flood risk.