Angola

Cumulative rainfall for the last month has been mixed across the country; below-average in localized parts of the central provinces, well below-average in the northwestern provinces and average to slightly above-average in the rest of the country. As a result, sowing activities and crop development have been impeded in northwestern parts of the country and similarly, pastoral conditions are below-average in the same areas. More specifically, as of mid-November, crop and pastoral conditions are affected in the minor cereal producing provinces of Bengo, Kuanza Norte, Luanda and Malanje. The province of Bie, that provides a significant percentage of the national cereal production (Graph: Share of national cereal production by subnational units), is also affected by poor crop conditions but rainfall has improved in the first two dekads of November and a recovery in biomass conditions is observed. The Copernicus C3S Multimodel seasonal rainfall forecast for the December 2025-February 2026 period points to average rainfall over most parts of the country except for the northwestern part where drier-than-average conditions are forecast. Monitoring the situation in the next months is crucial.