Mali: Families in Northern Mali Fear Running Out of Food Supply

  • Latest estimates indicate that household food stocks in and around Gao will only last few weeks.
  • Most markets and shops are closed, food supplies severely disrupted and stocks low.
  • Food prices have risen by nearly 20 percent in just two weeks.

Food is getting scarce in many of the markets in parts of the Gao region of northern Mali and stocks are likely to end in few weeks, according to Oxfam.

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