The forecast through October indicates water deficits across northern Africa. Exceptional deficits will persist in central Cameroon and western Angola and will emerge in central Zambia and near Lake Kariba. Surpluses will shrink in the Sahel and in the Kalahari Basin, but remain widespread in Tanzania.
Africa: Intense water deficits will emerge in Zambia & Kenya
Africa: Water deficits will emerge in Zambia
Africa: Water deficits in the Horn will shrink
Africa: Water deficits in the Horn will shrink
The forecast through June indicates that water deficits in the Horn of Africa and around the Gulf of Guinea will shrink and downgrade but deficits in North Africa will increase and intensify. Intense surpluses are forecast in the Sahel. Other areas of surplus include Tanzania, Namibia, and Botswana.