Dar es Salaam. African governments have been urged to move swiftly from climate forecasts to concrete action after scientists warned there is a 90 percent chance the continent will experience what could be the strongest El Niño event in more than seven decades.
According to forecasts from global, continental and regional climate centres, the Super El Niño is expected to develop later this year, reaching peak intensity between November 2026 and February 2027. If it materialises, it would be the strongest El Niño recorded since 1950.
The warning was issued during the Ministerial Consultative Meeting on El Niño Preparedness and Continental Response, where leaders from the African Union Commission (AUC) said the phenomenon could trigger severe droughts, floods, food shortages, disease outbreaks and humanitarian crises unless countries prepare in advance.
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