Latest data updates for Horn of Africa Drought Tracker.https://watchboard.dev/en-ushttps://watchboard.dev/horn-of-africa-drought/#digest-2026-10-18/https://watchboard.dev/horn-of-africa-drought/#digest-2026-10-18/FEWS NET's 6 Oct special report warns that El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole may bring flood-scale rainfall to areas weakened by consecutive droughts. It flags a risk of Famine (IPC 5) in southern Somalia under a 1997/98-scale flood, though not the most likely scenario. Somalia needs peak Oct–Dec, Kenya Oct–Nov, and southern Ethiopia Jan–Mar 2027.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTdaily