Overview
- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) projects over 52 million people in West and Central Africa will face food insecurity during the June–August 2025 lean season, with nearly 3 million in emergency conditions (IPC4) and 2,600 in Mali at risk of catastrophic hunger (IPC5).
- Persistent conflict and displacement have uprooted over 10 million people across the region, including 2.4 million refugees and 8 million internally displaced, cutting many off from livelihoods and food sources.
- Economic deterioration and soaring food and fuel prices have exacerbated hunger, with countries like Ghana, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire experiencing severe food inflation.
- Extreme weather events, including floods and droughts, affected over 6 million people in 2024, further eroding families' ability to produce or afford food.
- WFP urgently requires $710 million to sustain operations through October 2025, warning that without immediate funding, 5 million people could lose life-saving food assistance.