First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco was placed on a heatwave risk alert in the 1 July 2026 bulletin of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), which flagged the country alongside Sudan — officially in drought — and Ghana, where flooding had already caused thirteen deaths. The FEWS NET alert, driven by the confirmed presence of El Niño, […]
After recording one of its wettest winters since 1981, Morocco faces a sobering meteorological counterpoint: a growing scientific consensus around the likely return of El Niño as early as summer 2026, a development that could reverse the country’s recent hydrological recovery and reignite the drought conditions that battered the Kingdom for seven consecutive years. Both […]
Food security outlook has been seriously undermined in southern Africa due to the disastrous impact of the El Nino weather, which triggered extreme droughts and heatwaves that destroyed crops. Zimbabwe is on the brink of declaring a drought emergency, following the example of neighboring Zambia and Malawi. Water shortage in Africa’s south means millions risk […]
Malawi declared drought disaster amid a severe rainfall shortage that compromised the landlocked country’s agriculture-dependent economy. Malawi is the second country in the region after Zambia to declare drought emergency as climate change bites, triggering dry spells such as El Nino, blamed for ravaging crops. This year, rainfall has been erratic and insufficient as drought […]