Category: Surveillance

• Late start to the rainy season
• Low biomass production across the coastal countries
• Above-average biomass production in the eastern Sahelian belt
• Below-average biomass production in western Mali, Burkina Faso, and central Senegal
• Above-average runoff causing significant flooding, particularly in the Sahelian zone
• Expected favourable end to the rainy season across the Sahel
• Potential vulnerability for herders in the western part of the region

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• Biomass production globally close to normal in the Sahelian zone of West Africa
• Biomass production higher than normal in the southwest of Mauritania, extending to the northern border of Senegal and the central Sahel region and in Burkina Faso
• Very low biomass production in the northern limit of the Sahelian belt
• Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin area
• Negative biomass production anomalies along the coastal countries, particularly in Benin
• High vulnerability in the northern border of the Sahel
• Security issues severely hinder the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel. This is in addition to mobility restrictions towards the coastal countries, especially Benin and Togo

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