Africa Faces Up to $20 Billion Hit from Super El Niño, Warns Development Bank

A powerful "super El Niño" weather pattern is expected to deliver a severe economic blow to African nations, according to the African Development Bank. The Bank projects the climate event will inflict a combined loss of $10 billion to $20 billion on affected countries. This natural phenomenon, marked by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Pacific, disrupts rainfall patterns worldwide, leading to droughts in some regions and floods in others. For African economies heavily reliant on agriculture and hydropower, the impact is expected to be particularly damaging, threatening food security and energy supplies. The Bank’s warning underscores the urgent need for climate adaptation measures across the continent.