Record levels of acute food insecurity persist in Africa due to ongoing conflicts and a series of economic shocks from the COVID pandemic to the constriction of maritime traffic that have kept food prices elevated.
Conflict continues to be the primary driver of acute food insecurity in Africa.
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Sudan continues to be the focus of acute food insecurity in East Africa with an estimated 19.5 million facing crisis level conditions.
Madagascar has seen the highest percent increase in acute food insecurity across the continent.
Conflict Country Compared to Total African Countries Experiencing IPC3+ Food Insecurity
CountryConflict-AffectedIPC/CH Phase 3+ (millions)IPC/CH Phase 4 (millions)IPC/CH Phase 5 (millions)% of Population Nigeria ✓ 36.9 2.1 0.0 16 DRC ✓ 26.5 3.6 0.0 24 Sudan ✓ 19.5 5.0 0.1 38 Ethiopia* ✓ 15.8 0.0 0.0 12 South Sudan ✓ 7.8 2.5 0.1 64 Somalia ✓ 6.5 2.0 0.0 33 Chad ✓ 3.5 0.3 0.0 17 Burkina Faso ✓ 2.7 0.4 0.0 11 Mozambique ✓ 3.5 0.3 0.0 10 Cameroon ✓ 2.9 0.3 0.0 10 Niger ✓ 2.4 0.0 0.0 9 CAR ✓ 2.0 0.3 0.0 37 Burundi ✓ 2 0 0 13 Mali ✓ 2 0 0 6 Libya* ✓ 0 4 Total Conflict133.617.10.2 Estimated Share of All African IPC3+ Food Insecurity Among Confict Countries (%)8191100
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