South Sudan

South Sudan Has the 6th largest livestock herd in Africa, with an estimated 11,7 million head of cattle, 12,4 million goats and 12,1 million sheep.

Sudan

The livestock sectors exports or live animals annually average 1,6 million heads; 86% of which are sheep, 8% camels, 5% goats and 1% cattle

Djibouti

The livestock sector in Djibouti after the drought passed from more than 1 million heads to 775,000 heads.

It is estimated that the total number of people affected by the 2011 drought was 13.4 million5 including as many as 4.5 million Ethiopians6, when the drought was at its peak.

Ethiopia

Overall the output of the livestock sector largely originating from the ASAL contributes 12-16% to Ethiopia Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 30-35% to the agricultural GDP

Somalia

The arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) cover over 80% of the landmass and are predominantly inhabited by pastoral and agro-pastoral communities who mostly depend on livestock production.

Kenya

According to the inter-agency Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) an estimated 4.5 million people were affected in 2011, 3.8 million in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) and 700,000 in non-ASAL areas

90 per cent of wildlife in Kenya is found in the ASALs