Category: Pays

Mauritania

Pastoral Monitoring Bulletin of Mauritania – August-September 2026

  • The wintering season is characterized by low rainfall, unevenly distributed and interspersed with long, recurring dry spells.
  • The suspension of cross-border transhumance between Mauritania and Mali remains in effect for security reasons.
  • Relatively low vegetation cover with several deficient areas
  • High concentrations of livestock in monitored pastoral areas
  • The body condition of the livestock was deemed satisfactory.
  • Price increases for animals, particularly small ruminants
  • Suspected cases of parasitic infections and animal diseases, including sheep pox, foot-and-mouth disease, lumpy skin disease, pasteurellosis and peste des petits ruminants
  • Terms of the goat/sorghum exchange favorable to breeders in Assaba and Hodh Chargui, balanced in Hodh El Gharbi, unfavorable in Brakna, Gorgol and Guidimakha.

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Biomass

Alert note on the situation of biomass production in Mauritania at mid-season 2026

  • Biomass production in mid-season 2026 returns to 85% of the reference average, after two seasons with a large surplus.
  • The agropastoral provinces of the south and southeast, which concentrate the bulk of the national livestock, are the most affected: Guidimakha, Gorgol, Assaba, Hodh Chargui, and Hodh El Gharbi. Brakna (65%) and Tagant (59%) are also of concern.
  • Risk of early reduction of pastures, concentration of herds and tensions around water and fodder resources during the 2026-2027 dry season, particularly in Hodh Chargui.

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Mali

Multisectoral monitoring bulletin for the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudenni in Mali – June-July 2026

  • Continuation of agricultural activities for the 2026-2027 rainy season
  • Uneven distribution of rainfall
  • Degradation of vegetation cover and grazing conditions in Timbuktu and Taoudéni
  • Deterioration of livestock body condition in both regions
  • The Niger River flood has begun in Timbuktu.
  • The epizootic situation is calm in both regions.
  • An increase was observed in the average prices of rice and millet on consumer markets.
  • Nutritional and health situation under pressure in both regions
  • Movements of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) observed in both regions

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Biomass

Biomass production analysis bulletin for the Sahel at mid-season of the 2026 rainy season

  • Late onset of the rainy season and persistent rainfall deficits in the Sahel.
  • Forage production is down compared to the exceptional seasons of 2024 and 2025.
  • Marked biomass deficits in Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Chad, affecting the main pastoral areas.
  • The Sudanese and Gulf of Guinea areas remain generally in surplus.
  • Increased risk of fodder deficit, strain on pastoral resources and early transhumance movements.

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