SIG Sahel

Multi-sectoral surveillance bulletin on the Timbuktu and Taoudenni regions of Mali – October-November 2024

Perte d’importants périmètres irrigués villageois par suite des inondations causées par la crue du fleuve Niger
Start of harvesting of irrigated crops
Relative calm in the phytosanitary field
State of the dewatered pastures judged to be average to very sufficient in Timbuktu and average to fair in Taoudenni
State of flooded pastures judged poor in Timbuktu;
Relatively calm epizootic situation
Herds in good condition in Timbuktu and average in Taoudenni
Animal watering conditions are good in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudenni
Rice price increase
3,046 internally displaced persons (IDPs) registered in Timbuktu and 1,986 in Taoudenni

Termes de l’échange du caprin contre le mil très défavorable du point de vue des éleveurs
Cattle theft
Insecurity limiting the freedom of movement of people and goods
Sufficient pasture resource
Poor support for partners reported by relays in the pastoral sector

Flooding in some localities along the river
Sufficient availability of pastoral resources
Observation of several bush fires
Medium to high concentration of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Satisfactory condition of the animals
Launch of national livestock vaccination and bushfire awareness and protection campaigns
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable to breeders
Continuing arrival of refugees in Hodh El Chargui

Very high concentrations of cattle noted in Darou Mousty (Louga), Galoya (Saint-Louis) and Payar (Tambacounda)
Massive or early arrivals in the regions of Louga, Kaolack, Saint-Louis and Tambacounda
Satisfactory pasture and water resources
Major bushfires reported in the Saint-Louis, Matam and Tambacounda regions
Livestock thefts reported across regions
Upward trend in livestock prices compared to the previous period and the five-year average

Rainy season generally poor in the northern regions, marked by a late start and early end of the rains and some extreme rains leading to flooding in certain localities
Biomass production well below normal in northern Côte d’Ivoire, with the lowest annual production recorded in 25 years in some places
Deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel leading to an increase in the flow of transhumant herders from Burkina Faso and Mali to the main refugee-hosting departments in the north of Côte d’Ivoire