# Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

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## Agency facts

- Alert level: Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance
- Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad
- Impact: Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2,649,772 km²
- Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC
- Nearest indexed city: Winejok, South Sudan · 160 km
- People nearby: 956,000 in 6 towns and cities within 300 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.

## Source clocks

- Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11T05:57:15.000Z
- Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11T18:15:20.751Z
- First date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Latest date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Citation and sources

Drought in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Chad

Medium impact for agricultural drought in 2,649,772 km²

GDACS: Orange — Potential need for international humanitarian assistance

Updated by GDACS: 2026-10-11 05:57 UTC

Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11 18:15 UTC

First date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-06-21 00:00 UTC

Latest date GDACS lists for the event: 2026-10-09 00:00 UTC



Sources:

EU/JRC GDACS: https://www.gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=1027450&episodeid=11&eventtype=DR



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