Mali: Food Security Outlook Update - Reduced food access worsening acute food insecurity in the north and center, April - September 2026

Country: Mali Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes observed in the Ménaka region will continue through September due to the severe difficulties populations face in accessing food, linked to the major deterioration of livelihoods and the high number of displaced persons. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes will persist in Kidal through September 2026 due to degraded livelihoods. In other insecure areas, food insecurity outcomes ranging from Stressed (IPC Phase 2) to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) will continue through September 2026 for poor households whose purchasing power has been severely eroded. The resurgence of security incidents in the north and center between the army and armed groups continues to trigger displacement and further degrade household livelihoods. Coordinated attacks by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) on Mopti, Gao, Kidal, Kati, and Bamako on April 25, as well as the blockade of Bamako announced by JNIM on April 28, are disrupting trade flows. FEWS NET is monitoring the ongoing road blockages that are hindering trade flows and could affect acute food insecurity in Bamako if prolonged, and will update its analysis in May. Disruptions to transhumance are causing an early deterioration in livestock conditions in the northern part of the country, reducing livestock production and pastoral income, thereby weakening the purchasing power of pastoral households. Disruptions in fuel supply, particularly diesel, are expected to continue due to developments in the Middle East and insecurity along the Dakar and Abidjan corridors, leading to higher transportation costs and an increased cost of living. This situation limits poor households’ access...

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