Below-average rainfall and crop production shortages in 2011 have resulted in reduced food and livestock fodder availability in parts of Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, and elsewhere in the Sahel region of West Africa, where many vulnerable families are still recovering from the 2009–2010 food crisis. In addition, conflict in northern Mali has caused large-scale displacement within the country and the region. In conjunction with USG and relief agency partners, USAID staff in Washington, D.C., and the field are closely monitoring the situation across the Sahel. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and The Gambia pages.
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