Category: Surveillance

Mauritania

Pastoral Monitoring Bulletin of Mauritania – June-July 2026

  • Start of the wintering season
  • Launch of the national aerial seeding campaign and tree week activities
  • The suspension of cross-border transhumance between Mauritania and Mali remains in effect for security reasons.
  • Pasture conditions range from deficient to average in several areas
  • High concentrations of livestock in monitored pastoral areas
  • Overall, the livestock’s body condition was fair.
  • Price increases for animals, particularly small ruminants
  • Suspected cases of davitaminosis and animal diseases, including carnation, botulism, pasteurellosis and small ruminant plague, and enterotoxemia
  • The terms of the goat/sorghum trade are favorable to livestock farmers in Assaba, Hodh Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi, balanced in Guidimakha, and unfavorable in Brakna and Gorgol.

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Publications

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Senegal – June-July 2026

  • The introduction of the rainy season is gradually improving access to water and pasture regeneration, but deficits persist in Louga, Matam and Saint-Louis
  • High concentrations of livestock were observed in Missirah Wadene, Payar, Bondji, Ngabou and Sinthiou Malem due to the return of transhumant herders and the unequal distribution of pastoral resources.
  • The overall condition of livestock is improving, but remains critical in Dahara-Thiamène, Diwane Thionokh and Niangal-Bokhol
  • Markets favorable to livestock farmers, with high cattle prices and generally advantageous terms of trade
  • Cattle thefts in several transhumance areas, notably in Younouféré, Wendou Loumbel and Darou Mousty

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Côte d'Ivoire

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for the northern region of Côte d’Ivoire – April-May 2026

  • Gradual improvement of pastoral resources (pasture and water)
  • The overall body condition of small ruminants is satisfactory, but deteriorates for large ruminants.
  • Animal diseases reported (foot-and-mouth disease, avian and small ruminant plague, symptomatic anthrax)
  • Open and accessible markets, but almost no pastoral support.
  • Terms of trade are broadly balanced
  • Livestock feed shortages in some areas
  • The security situation in Bounkani has deteriorated further.

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Publications

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Senegal – April-May 2026

  • Progressive degradation of pastures in the areas of Saint-Louis, Louga and Matam, leading to increased pressure on pastoral resources.
  • Water availability is generally satisfactory thanks to boreholes, rivers, ponds and wells, despite some localized tensions.
  • The overall body condition of small and large ruminants is fair to good, reflecting a still relatively favorable pastoral situation.
  • The overall health situation is stable, with localized cases of Baade and distomatosis reported in some localities of Louga and Saint-Louis.
  • Dynamic livestock markets, with rising prices for small ruminants as Tabaski approaches and terms of trade for goats against millet generally favorable to livestock farmers.

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Mali

Multi-sectoral monitoring bulletin for the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudenni in Mali – April-May 2026

  • Off-season harvesting continues in the Timbuktu region
  • Start of agricultural activities for the 2026-2027 rainy season
  • Lower water levels in the Niger River are boosting fishing activities in the Timbuktu region.
  • Degradation of vegetation cover with exposed pastures rated as average to poor in Timbuktu and fair to poor in Taoudenni
  • The epizootic situation is calm in both regions.
  • Deterioration of the livestock’s body condition, assessed as average to fair in Timbuktu and fair to poor in Taoudenni
  • A downward trend in average prices of rice and millet on consumer markets
  • A worrying nutritional and health situation persists across both regions.
  • Movements of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) reported in both regions

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Mauritanie

Pastoral Monitoring Bulletin of Mauritania – April-May 2026

  • The suspension of cross-border transhumance between Mauritania and Mali remains in effect for security reasons.
  • Pasture deficient to moderate in several monitoring areas
  • High concentrations of livestock in the monitored areas
  • Overall, the livestock’s body condition was fair.
  • Suspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases, including sheeple, pasteurellosis and peste des petits ruminants
  • Price increases for livestock feed and animals
  • The terms of the goat/sorghum trade are favorable to agropastoral households in Assaba, Hodh Ech Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi, and balanced in Brakna, Guidimakha and Gorgol.

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Mali

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Mali – April-May 2026

  • Degradation of vegetation cover and pastoral resources at the national level, particularly in the Koulikoro region
  • The security situation has deteriorated, with a resurgence of cattle rustling in the Gao and Mopti regions.
  • Significant reduction in the areas affected by bushfires
  • Satisfactory market accessibility and favorable terms of trade for livestock farmers in most of the monitored localities
  • Low level of support for the pastoral sector reported during the period

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Burkina Faso

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Burkina Faso – April-May 2026

  • Pastoral transition with a heterogeneous situation depending on the sites monitored in terms of pastures and water
  • Livestock feed shortages at more than half of the monitored sites
  • Cereal prices are up compared to the last two months, but down compared to last year.
  • Sharp increase in small ruminant prices compared to the last two months
  • Terms of trade generally favorable

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