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Orange-Alert Drought (453,295 km²) – Angola, DRC, Congo, Gabon, Zambia – Feb 2026 (GDACS DR 1018344)

Occurred 4 Feb 2026·Detected 11 May 2026·
🇦🇴 Central and southern sub-Saharan Africa – Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Zambia1 reportEnded 11 May 2026
Natural CatastrophePropertyMarine CargoEnergyCasualty & Liability

GDACS issued an orange (medium humanitarian impact) alert for an ongoing agricultural drought affecting approximately 453,295 km² across Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Zambia. The alert was published on 4 February 2026. The orange alert level indicates a medium agricultural impact across the affected region, which spans central and southern sub-Saharan Africa. The drought poses elevated risk to food security and agricultural livelihoods across these countries.

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Impact verdict

Medium impact. The orange GDACS alert indicates medium agricultural impact across a large area of 453,295 km² spanning five countries in central and southern Africa, suggesting meaningful disruption to agricultural production and potential food security stress, though direct insured loss exposure in these markets is typically limited.

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Affected countries

🇦🇴 Angola🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo🇨🇬 Congo🇬🇦 Gabon🇿🇲 Zambia

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