Updates (Maps / Infographics)

Over 24 million people are experiencing crisis levels or worse of food insecurity (IPC 3+) in Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,...

The Eastern Africa Region is home to some of the world’s largest and worst humanitarian crises driven by climate change, conflicts, political instability, diseases, and economic shocks. Nearly 67...

OVERVIEW A total of 801 cases of mpox have been confirmed in Southern and Eastern Africa, including Burundi (739), Kenya (7), Rwanda (6), Uganda (24), and South Africa (25) as of 26 September. Health...

In northern Mozambique, the latest round of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Round 21 report reveals a modest reduction in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees. There...

OVERVIEW In Southern and Eastern Africa, about 367 confirmed Mpox cases, including 3 deaths, have been reported in 5 countries, including Burundi (328), South Africa (24), Uganda (7), Rwanda (4) and...

EL NIÑO OVERVIEW AND IMPACTS Several parts of Southern Africa have been affected by the worst mid-season dry spell in over 100 years, marred by the lowest mid-season rainfall in 40 years. This has...

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In Southern Africa, the worst mid-season dry spell in over 100 years, marred by the lowest mid-season rainfall in 40 years, and exacerbated by an El Niño phenomenon, has had a severe impact on the...

Mozambique is experiencing escalating climate disasters, including droughts related to El Niño. The droughts have amplified food insecurity, plunging communities into hardship. In parallel,...

In Eastern Africa, severe climate events (drought and flooding), conflicts, and disease outbreaks continued to cause displacement and push millions of people into acute food insecurity, high levels...

OVERVIEW The impact of El Niño-induced heavy rains and flooding during the long rainy season (March-May) have been devastating across the Eastern Africa Region. Torrential rains and flooding (both...

OVERVIEW Southern Africa is among the regions responding to one of the worst cholera outbreaks in the world. About 234,000 cholera cases, including 4,200 related deaths, have been reported in eight...

In Eastern Africa, humanitarian needs continued to be driven by severe climate events (droughts and floods), conflicts, disease outbreaks, and economic shocks throughout 2023 and into 2024. These...

OVERVIEW El Niño brings high temperatures and below-average rainfall to Southern Africa from November to April, significantly affecting agriculture and leading to water scarcity, food shortages, and...

OVERVIEW The cholera epidemic continued to affect multiple countries in Southern Africa in 2023, placing an additional burden on vulnerable communities and healthcare facilities. About 188,000...

OVERVIEW El Niño-induced heavy rains and flooding (riverine and flash floods) continued to hit parts of the Eastern African region, including Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan,...

In Southern Africa, humanitarian needs continued to be largely driven by the effects of climate change, disease outbreaks, and armed violence in northern Mozambique. The 2022–2023 South-West Indian...

OVERVIEW The confirmation of the presence of El Niño conditions and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole by local modelshave led to wetter-than-normal conditions triggering flooding (riverine and flash...

OVERVIEW El Niño-related climate variability is one of the strongest drivers impacting agricultural production in Southern Africa. It is usually characterized by above-average temperatures and...

OVERVIEW Communities in Eastern Africa, some of which are already dealing with conflict, displacement or recovery from recent disasters, are now confronting another challenge. El Niño conditions are...