The study, by Dr. Timothy Shanahan at University of Texas at Austin and colleagues was titled, "Atlantic Forcing of Persistent Drought in West Africa." ...

Across areas of East and Southern Africa, climate change has triggered harsher and more frequent droughts. Right now, Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are facing the third severe drought episode in a ...

The five countries that declared drought-related disasters have pleaded for international aid, while Angola on the west coast of Africa and Mozambique on the east coast are also “severely ...

The price per ton of cocoa ended 2024 with a 178.2% surge, closing at $11,675 after reaching an all-time high of $12,931. However, in 2025, prices dropped 33% year-on-year, falling below $8,000 per ...

The West African Sahel consistently faces climate shocks. However, early predictions of drought can allow sufficient time for pastoral herders to prepare and implement adequate responses. In 2018-2019 ...

At some point, I thought of taking my own life instead of watching them die of hunger in front of me.” - Shamsa Amin Ali, 38, Somali refugee in Kenya The Horn of Africa region continues to experience ...

These compounding crises have pushed 26 million vulnerable people into a profoundly alarming hunger crisis. Two million people have been displaced due to the drought in the Horn of Africa. The drought ...

And this is only going to get worse as conditions continue to deteriorate. “Shifting weather patterns and extended periods of drought will have a significant impact on sugarcane production,” says Mike ...