Mali - Key Message Update: Food insecurity deteriorates to Emergency (IPC Phase 4) in Kidal amid severe conflict, May - September 2026

Country: Mali Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Please refer to the attached file. Key Messages Following the escalation of insecurity after the coordinated attacks at the end of April, food insecurity in Kidal is expected to deteriorate from Crisis (IPC Phase 3) to Emergency (IPC Phase 4) starting in June, with a small proportion of poor and displaced households facing Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5). Trade flows, particularly from Algeria, have been sharply reduced due to intensified military bombardments, pe