Horn of Africa drought (2020–2023)
| Horn of Africa drought | |
|---|---|
| Country | Somalia, southern and south-eastern Ethiopia, northern and eastern Kenya, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda |
| Location | East Africa |
| Period | October 2020 – early 2023 |
| Refugees | 4.5 million refugees and 13.5 million internally displaced |
| Theory | severe drought, irregular rainfall |
The 2020–2023 Horn of Africa drought is a drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022. The drought ended in early 2023, when Horn of Africa experienced above-average rainfall that led to multiple flooding events.