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Kenya is facing a rapidly escalating drought emergency following the near-total failure of the October–December 2025 short rains, which delivered only 30–60% of average rainfall in most areas and produced the driest season on record since…

Key messages  Wajir County is experiencing worsening drought conditions following the poor performance of the October–November–December (OND) 2025 short rains.  The drought situation is currently classified at the Alert Stage on a worsening trend.  Approximately 80-90…

Highlights The Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) continued to experience overlapping and intensifying humanitarian crises. The escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo triggered new cross-border displacements to neighboring countries, while Angola faced one…

DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT Kenya is increasingly vulnerable to climate extremes, with cycles of severe drought often followed by intense rainfall and flooding. Beginning in November 2023, El Niño-enhanced rains triggered widespread flooding that persisted into early…

What happened, where and when? Despite sustained eorts to curb the drought’s progression and food insecurity, severe funding gaps and the new humanitaqrian developments have deepened vulnerabilities and raised critical needs/gaps unmet. As of October 20205 new…