Climate Shock
As the continent’s economies try to maintain growth in an already constrained environment, the severe climate disruptions expected in the coming months risk weighing on harvests, food prices and public finances.
By
Alix Lavoué
A “super El Niño” is poised to strike an African continent whose room for manoeuvre has shrunk further since the last major climate episode. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the phenomenon has more than a 90% chance of being exceptionally intense – potentially the strongest in 150 years – and its effects could last until early 2027.
