Southern and Eastern Africa

HIGHLIGHTS: Since mid-December 2025, heavy rainfall and cyclones across Southern Africa have affected an estimated 1.5 million people, with over 300 deaths and more than 170,000 people displaced, primarily in Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa and Zambia. Successive cyclones…

HIGHLIGHTS Widespread rains and flash floods have continued across Southern Africa since mid-December, with an estimated 300 people killed and nearly 800,000 affected, mainly in Eswatini, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Some parts of Southern Africa…

Eastern Africa continues to face life-threatening risks, driven by conflict, drought, floods, and disease outbreaks with an estimated 53.2¹ million people in need. In addition, the Gulf crisis is triggering rapid fuel price increases, supply vulnerabilities,…

Click here to access the interactive Activations in Southern Africa: July 2023 - December 2025 Southern Africa AA Activation Dashboard – Six Key Messages 1. The evidence is clear, now it's time to scale Since July 2023, anticipatory action…