The forecast anticipates widespread deficits throughout much of Africa, with intense deficits throughout central and southern regions. Some pockets of intense deficits, as well as transitional conditions, are strewn throughout the continent’s southern regions.
Africa: Surpluses continue S of the Sahel
Africa: Deficits persist in Horn of Africa, N Africa
The forecast through May 2023 predicts that a few areas of exceptional anomalies in northern Africa are expected to subside into mild to moderate deficits, though continuing in Egypt and Libya. Exceptional deficits in the Horn of Africa are expected to become exceptional surpluses. Much of the southern Sahel can expect intense surpluses to persist.
Africa: Surpluses persist S of Sahel, deficits in Central and N Africa
Africa: Deficits in Sahara, surpluses S of Sahel to persist
The forecast through March 2023 expects Africa to experience intense surpluses throughout the southern Sahel, which continue throughout Burkina Faso, southern Sudan, and Chad.