Horn of Africa to experience El Nino rains in Q4

NAIROBI, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Greater Horn of Africa region could experience above-average rainfall from October to December linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said in its latest weather forecast released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, Tuesday.

There is more than 80 percent likelihood of wetter than usual October-December rains across the Horn of Africa region, especially southern Ethiopia, eastern Kenya, and southern Somalia, noted IGAD.