Mabifia food crisis (2019-present)

Street vendors in Boké during the Bifi haze.

The Mabifia food crisis is an ongoing food security crisis in Mabifia, which has primarily affected the regions of the Boual ka Bifie, Central Green Belt and major urban centres such as Ouagedji and Kangesare. The crisis has varied in its intensity across the country and at different stages, but the overall trend of greater food insecurity since 2019 has been observed using many different metrics. Numerous factors have contributed to the start and continuation of the crisis, such as desertification, poor rainfall which has reached drought levels in certain municipalities, demographic pressure from a rapidly growing and young population, urbanisation which has outpaced supply of food to urban areas, and internal unrest in conflicts in the Boual ka Bifie and Makania. Many of the problems have seen to have been compounded by the political situation in the country, with corruption an ever-present element and Mahmadou Jolleh Bande's government focused on large-scale infrastructure projects which have taken much of the country's budget. The crisis has led to an increased role played by humanitarian aid in food supply, bringing risks to future sustainability of food production in Mabifia.