Central Sahel - Violence, displacements and food crisis (DG ECHO, UNOCHA, ACLED) (ECHO Daily Flash of 04 July 2022)

Since the beginning of 2022, the conflict in the Central Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger) has caused 2,057 civilian deaths, more than double compared to 2021. Civilians are caught in a spiral of massacres and reprisals as the latest attacks show in Burkina Faso (Seytenga - 86 civilian victims) and in Mali (in the Menaka region - over 300 civilians killed). The violence is causing large displacements with over 427,000 internally displaced in Mali (the highest figure since 2012). In Niger (Tillaberi & Tahoua regions) over 200,000 people are displaced. Burkina Faso, with over 1.9 million displaced, has one of the fastest growing crises globally.

Humanitarian needs have sharply increased on top of a food crisis with 9.7 million people severely food insecure in the three countries (50% increase on 2021). The humanitarian response is largely underfunded with only 15-16% of the 2022 Humanitarian Rresponse Plans funded in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.