May 29, 2022
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Starvation is looming in some communities in East Africa due to the ongoing four-season droughts. Rainfall within the last four seasons has been very low impacting agricultural yields in these parts of the continent.
The October-December 2020, March-May 2021, October-December 2021 and March-May 2022 seasons were all marred by below-average rainfall (OCHA, 2022).
This has heavily impacted rain fed agriculture in large parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season between March-May 2022 season is predicted to be the driest on record within the Horn of Africa (OCHA, 2022).
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