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Africa: Exceptional water deficits expected in Northwest, Southern and coastal West Africa, exceptional surpluses in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania

Exceptional water deficits are forecast to dominate Northwest Africa, coastal West Africa and southern Africa through September 2016. Exceptional surpluses are expected in East Africa, particularly in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Surpluses are forecast to emerge in Ethiopia, Sudan, and the Sahel during the latter portion of the forecast period.