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Mise à jour des messages clés Janvier 2026 Persistance de l’insécurité alimentaire au centre et nord du pays à cause du conflit et des prix élevés Download the report
  • Dans les régions de Ménaka et de Kidal, l’insécurité alimentaire de Crise (Phase 3 de l’IPC) se poursuit en raison des difficultés énormes d’accès des ménages pauvres aux denrées liées aux prix très élevés, la baisse importante des revenus, et de la dégradation importante des moyens d’existence causée par le conflit prolongé. Une dégradation de la situation est attendue à la soudure pastorale à partir d’avril particulièrement dans la région de Ménaka où l’insécurité alimentaire d’Urgence (Phase 4 de l’IPC) est anticipée à cause de la forte détérioration des moyens d’existence, du nombre élevé de déplacés (au dessus de 20 pour cent de la population) et de la persistance de zones inaccessibles. Dans les autres zones d’insécurité du centre et du nord, des résultats de Stress (Phase 2 de l’IPC) à Crise (Phase 3 de l’IPC) seront observés jusqu’en mai à cause de la soudure précoce née de l’épuisement précoce des stocks et de la dépendance plus longue que d’habitude au marché dans un environnement de baisse de revenus.
  • La persistance des incidents sécuritaires est observée partout à travers le pays, avec les différents groupes armés multiplient les attaques, à la fois au nord, au sud et à l’ouest du pays, ciblant les convois de carburant, les populations civiles, les positions des forces armées appuyées par leurs alliés de l’Alliance des États du Sahel (AES), et aussi de plus en plus les unités industrielles. La pose d’engins explosifs, les embuscades sur les convois et les persécutions sur les populations civiles et des dégradations de leurs biens continuent d’engendrer des déplacements de populations. La dégradation des moyens d’existence à la suite des pertes d’activités et les difficultés d’accès à certaines zones réduisent significativement les capacités des ménages à satisfaire leurs besoins alimentaires et non alimentaires.
  • Les perturbations dans l’approvisionnement du pays en carburant se poursuivent malgré le renforcement des escortes militaires autour des convois de citernes sur les deux principaux corridors (Bamako-Abidjan et Bamako-Dakar). En depit de l’amélioration des flux pour la capitale, ils restent nettement en dessous de ceux d’une année typique particulièrement pour les régions de Ségou, Koulikoro, Nara, Bandiagara, San, Mopti et Douentza où les pénuries et la hausse conséquent des coûts des produits et du transport sont les plus sévères. Cette situation perturbe les activités économiques comme les industries, les productions agricoles de contre-saison, les transports, l’hôtellerie et les petits métiers. L’annonce récente du gouvernement d’un rationnement du carburant denote de la persistance de la crise. Dans les régions du centre et du sud, la réduction ou arrêt des activités diminue le pouvoir d’achat des ménages et renforce le recours des ménages pauvres aux stratégies d’adaptation atypiques comme la vente de biens et le surendettement.
  • La soudure pastorale attendue dès mars sera typique dans l’ensemble compte tenu les conditions d’élevage moyennes dans le pays. Cependant, dans les zones pastorales du centre et du nord du pays, les difficultés d’accès des troupeaux à certains pâturages à cause de l’insécurité engendrent des concentrations inhabituelles sur les pâturages et les points d’eau accessibles. La dégradation précoce des pâturages et la réduction de la taille des troupeaux entraîneront une baisse de la production animale (lait, fromage et beurre) et des revenus pastoraux inférieurs à la moyenne, en particulier dans les zones pastorales des régions de Gao, Kidal et de Ménaka.
  • L’accès des ménages aux denrées alimentaires est en amélioration saisonnière grâce à des prix plus bas pour les céréales de base sur les marchés de certaines capitales régionales et à la disponibilité de la propre récolte bien que faible au centre et le nord du pays. La baisse saisonnière des prix des céréales soutient l’accès, mais elle est moins marquée qu’une année typique en raison de la hausse du coût des productions et du transport. Les baisses de prix sont plus marquées à Kidal et Ménaka en raison de l'augmentation des flux commerciaux escortés qui stimulent l'offre. Bien que les prix restent relativement élevés par endroit, avec des prix des céréales de base en hausse de 15 pour cent à Kidal et 37 pour cent à Menaka par rapport à la moyenne quinquennale, ils sont en baisse sur les marchés des autres capitales régionales et restent accessibles pour les ménages. Néanmoins, la baisse de revenus dans les zones d’insécurité limite l’accès aux marchés, où les ménages pauvres recourent aux denrées moins chères et de faible qualité, et réduisent considérablement leurs depenses non alimentaires.
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Key Message Update January 2026 Conflict and high prices sustain food insecurity in the center and north Download the report
  • In the regions of Ménaka and Kidal, Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes persist. Poor households face severe difficulties in accessing food due to very high prices, a sharp decline in incomes, and significant degradation of livelihoods caused by the prolonged conflict. A deterioration is expected during the pastoral lean season starting in April, particularly in Ménaka, where Emergency (IPC Phase 4) is anticipated due to the severe erosion of livelihoods, the high number of displaced persons (over 20 percent of the population), and the persistence of inaccessible areas. In other insecure areas of central and northern Mali, Stressed (IPC Phase 2) to Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected through May due to an early lean season driven by premature stock depletion and longer-than-typical dependence on markets amid declining incomes.
  • Persistent security incidents are occurring throughout the country, with various armed groups intensifying attacks in the north, south, and west; targeting fuel convoys; civilian populations; positions of armed forces supported by their allies from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES); and increasingly, industrial facilities. The use of improvised explosive devices, ambushes on convoys, persecution of civilian populations, and destruction of property continue to drive population displacement. The deterioration of livelihoods due to loss of economic activities and limited access to certain areas significantly reduces households’ capacity to meet their food and non-food needs.
  • Disruptions in national fuel supply continue despite strengthened military escorts for fuel tanker convoys along the two main transport corridors (Bamako-Abidjan and Bamako-Dakar). Despite some improvement in flows to the capital, supplies remain well below those of a typical year, particularly in the regions of Ségou, Koulikoro, Nara, Bandiagara, San, Mopti, and Douentza, where shortages and sharp increases in commodity and transport costs are most severe. This situation disrupts economic activities such as industry, off-season agricultural production, transport, hospitality, and small trades. The government’s recent announcement of fuel rationing underscores the persistence of the crisis. In central and southern regions, reduced or halted activities lower household purchasing power and increase reliance among poor households on atypical coping strategies such as asset sales and excessive indebtedness.
  • The pastoral lean season is expected as early as March and is likely to be typical overall given average livestock conditions countrywide. However, in pastoral areas of central and northern Mali, insecurity-related constraints on herd access to certain grazing areas lead to atypical concentrations of livestock at accessible pastures and water points. Early pasture degradation and reductions in herd sizes will result in lower livestock production (milk, cheese, and butter) and below-average pastoral incomes, particularly in the pastoral zones of Gao, Kidal, and Ménaka regions.
  • Household access to food is improving seasonally due to lower prices for staple cereals in some regional capitals and the availability of own-produced harvests, albeit limited in central and northern areas. Seasonal cereal price declines support food access but are less pronounced than in a typical year because of higher production and transport costs. Price declines are more marked in Kidal and Ménaka due to increased escorted trade flows boosting supply. Although prices remain relatively high in some areas — with staple cereal prices 15 percent higher than the five-year average in Kidal and 37 percent higher in Ménaka — they are declining in other regional capital markets and remain generally accessible for households. Nevertheless, income losses in insecure areas limit market access, forcing poor households to rely on cheaper, lower-quality foods and to significantly reduce non-food expenditures.
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Acutely Food Insecure Population Estimates

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