The document summarizes the food and nutrition situation in the Sahel and West Africa based on an annual meeting. It discusses the analysis process, existing data used, outcomes of zone classifications for the current and projected periods, population estimations by phase, and recommendations. Key points include: 1) Areas currently in crisis include parts of Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Guinea-Bissau; 2) Areas projected to be in crisis include parts of Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal; 3) An estimated 14.4 million people are currently in crisis phases and 9.4 million are projected to be in crisis phases by June

1. Paris, 9December 2019
35th ANNUAL MEETING
Food and Nutrition situation
in the Sahel and West Africa
by Baoua Issoufou, CILSS/AGRHYMET

2. Plan
1. How the analysis process is done?
2. Overview on existing data
3. Outcomes on the zones classification
4. Population estimation per phase
5. recommendations

3. Process
 Gulf of Guinea countries, October, 2019,
 Nigeria and Sahel countries: October-November,
2019
 Sahel countries: November, 2019
 Regional consolidation: 18-23 November 2019
 Total of 993 stakeholders, 50 days : participants
to the process : 76% male and 24% female

4. Process
 National analysis were conducted by
national EWS jointly with their partners
with the facilitation of CILSS and its
partners (WFP, FAO, UNICEF, FEWS NET,
OXFAM, AAH, Save the Children,
GSU/IPC, IFRC.
 Quality review and consolidation by the
CH Regional Technical Committee in
Niamey, Niger.

5. Process

6. EXISTING DATA REQUIRED BY THE CH
Pays
Food Consumption LC Nutrition Statut Mortality
FCS rCSI HDDS HHS HEA Proxy‐i LCS GAM MUAC BMI CDR U5MR
Chad
Mali
Burkina Faso
Niger
Senegal
Nigeria
Mauritania
Sierra Leone
Cote d’Ivoire
The Gambia
Guinea Bisau
Benin
Cabo Verde
Togo
Benin
Guinea

7. Available in all the countries
Hazard and vulnerability: insecurity, drought, Flood,
animal disasters,…
Food availability: Agricultural and pastoral campaign
reports, FSA data,
Access to Food: FSA data, market monitoring data,
Utilization including access to potable water: FSA;
SMART, nutrition screening data, access to water reports…
Stability: FSA data, livelihood calendar, trend on
production…
EXISTING DATA REQUIRED BY THE CH

8. IDENTIFICATION OF AREA AT FOOD AND
NUTRITION INSECURITY FOR THE
CURRENT & PROJECTED
SITUATION

9. ZONES COVERED IN THE 16 COUNTRIES IN SWA
938 zones
Non/Minial
Under‐Presure
Crisis
Emergency
Famine
Not analyzed
October‐December 2019 June‐August 2020

10. October – December 2019
Non analysée Minimale Sous pression Crise Urgence Famine Lac Tchad
Area under crisis Food
and Nutrition Insecurity
situation during the
current period:
1. Borno and Yobe in
Nigeria
2. North Mali
3. North Tillaberi,
Tahoua, Zinder and
Diffa in Niger
4. North Burkina Fao
5. Guinea Bissau

11. Area under crisis Food
Insecurity situation during
the projected period:
1. North‐east States
Adamawa, Borno,
Yobe in Nigeria
2. Sahel area in Chad
3. Diffa, Zinder, Tahoua
and Tillaberi in Niger
4. Nord and Centre in
Burkina Faso
5. South‐east Mauritania
6. North and Centre of
Mali
7. North and South in
Senegal
Non analysée Minimale Sous pression Crise Urgence Famine Lac Tchad
June – August 2020

12. ESTIMATION OF POPULATIONS PER
PHASE IN CURRENT AND PROJECTED

13. Estimation of Population per CH Phase
in the 16 countries
June ‐ August 2020
October ‐ December 2019
14,4 M
9,4 M

14. Population estimation per Phase of severity
Pays
Population
totale en Phase
3 à 5
RCI 3 972
Togo 5 946
Cabo Verde 10 012
Bénin 13 689
Ghana 21 712
G Bissau 78 968
Guinée 142 504
Gambie 330 140
S Leone 534 232
Mauritanie 609 180
Sénégal 723 838
Tchad 1 112 112
Mali 1 117 001
Burkina 1 786 629
Niger 1 932 539
Nigeria 5 947 954
Total région 14 370 427
Pays
Population
totale en Phase
3 à 5
Togo 3 180
RCI 7 944
Cabo Verde 9 871
Bénin 24 936
Ghana 65 645
Guinée 72 416
G Bissau 131 170
Gambie 187 564
Mauritanie 299 228
S Leone 347 934
Sénégal 359 646
Tchad 564 175
Mali 648 330
Burkina 1 219 079
Niger 1 444 905
Nigeria 4 022 461
Total région 9 408 483
October‐December 2019 June‐August 2020

15. IDPs and Refugees Camps situation
75 IDPs camps in 9 LGA, in
Borno State of Nigeria
5 refugees camps in Tahoua
and Tillaberi region of Niger
• Severe food consumption
deficit in quantity and quality
• No/limited coping strategies
opportunity in the Camps

16. POPULATION ESTIMATION IN PHASE 3 TO 5 IN THE
IOG IN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
5.0
8.5
3.8 4.2
7.9
12.6
5.7
6.6
‐
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
CILSS ‐ CEDEAO ‐ UEMOA ‐ G5‐Sahel
October‐December 2019 June‐August 2020

17. 7.9
3.0
4.7
7.4
8.1
6.7
9.5
10.4
9.6
13.8
9.6
7.1
10.7
4.5
11.1
9.4
14.4
‐
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
Jun‐14 Dec‐14 Jun‐15 Dec‐15 Jun‐16 Dec‐16 Jun‐17 Dec‐17 Jun‐18 Dec‐18 Jun‐19 Dec‐19 Jun‐20
POPULATION TREND UNDER PHASE 3 TO 5 FROM 2014 TO JUNE
2020 IN THE 17 COUNTRIES IN THE SAHEL AND WEST AFRICA

18. COMPARISON OF LEAN SAISON MEAN 2015-2019 OF POPULATION
VARIATION FIGURE UNDER PHASE 3 TO 5 IN THE SAHEL AND WEST
AFRICA
Nearby monitoring of the Food and Nutrition
situation is needed through data updates by
February‐March 2020

19. Northern-east States of Nigeria
Adamawa
0,6 M
Yobe
1 M
Borno
1,1 M
Adamawa
0,9 M
Yobe
1,1 M
Borno
1,6 M
Oct-Dec 2019 June-August 2020

20. Liptako Gourma Authority Zone
October‐December 2019 June ‐ August 2020
Country
Total
Population Ph1 Ph2
Total Ph
3 to 5 Ph1 Ph2
Total Ph
3 to 5
Burkina Faso 6 651 880 5 043 870 1 325 078 282 933 4 718 350 1 448 388 485 142
Mali 4 439 000 3 383 226 775 571 280 203 2 892 908 1 114 214 431 878
Niger 11 325 518 8 669 275 2 193 529 462 714 8 243 208 2 424 566 657 743
Total LGA 22 416 398 17 096 371 4 294 177 1 025 8500 15 854 466 4 987 168 1 574 763
1 M 1,6 M
4,3M 5 M

21. FNI in Cameroun
1,4 M 1,1 M
4 M
40 zones analyzed

22.  Insecurity issue : in the Lac Chad basin (Niger‐Nigeria‐Chad), the Liptako
Gourma Authority zone (West‐Niger, North Burkina Faso, Northern and
Centre of Mali), Social conflict on natural resources, Kidnaping in Nigeria ;
 Population displacement because of the insecurity situation
 Hazard : animal disasters : Niger, Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Chad, Burkina
Faso, and Guinea Bissau
 Unregular Market functioning in the zones affected by the conflict;
 Nigeria boarder closing impact in south Niger and Benin
 Bad nutritional practices, persistence of U5 children disasters, gap of
health assistance, gap of food consumption (quantity and quality)
 Money Inflation in Sierra Leone and Guinea
FNI drivers and limiting factors

23. FNI drivers and limiting factors
Biomass deficit : Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad

24. Recommendations
 Use the results of CH analysis for planning and formulation of appropriate
response plan for Food and Nutrition insecure populations
 Continue to strengthen the security operatives in troubled areas with a view to
making the vulnerable populations in such areas more accessible for
humanitarian assistance.
 Targeted Emergency humanitarian interventions especially in the Lake Chad
Basin (North East States of Nigeria, Diffa in Niger and Lac in Chad) and the
Liptako Gourma Authority Zone and some of the North ‐western states (Burkina
Faso‐Mali‐Niger)
 Promote recovery and resilience interventions to improve self‐reliance as well
as prevent further deterioration of the food and nutrition security situation
during the lean in all the countries

25. Recommendations
Strengthen emergency response in IDP and refugee
camps in Niger and Nigeria as well as for IDP in the host
communities (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and
Chad).
Assess the quality of humanitarian assistance in IDP
camps in Nigeria's Borno State and refugee camps in
Niger
Set up a data collection system for conflict zones and
inaccessible area to facilitate the FNI analysis
IDPs and refugees

26. Recommendations
Accelerating the pre‐positioning of feed stocks
in biomass‐deficit areas in Senegal,
Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and
Chad
Accelerate the transhumance political
effective coordination with the coastal
countries in order to follow‐up response on
potential conflict on natural resources

27. Many thanks for your attention!