Ethiopia

The southern areas of the country have experienced an early cessation of the Deyr season rainfall, above average temperatures from October to December and in some areas below average seasonal rainfall amounts. Pastoral vegetation conditions are negatively affected most visibly in the Liben zone and partially also in Borena, Afder and Guji. In the central and northern parts of the country, harvests of the 2024/2025 Meher season are expected have been generally good according to agro-climatic monitoring, with exceptions in areas affected by drought such as Harerge and parts of Bale. Seasonal precipitation forecasts for the period February to June are not showing any significant anomalies at the end of January.