The IGAD Regional Focus of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises specified that citizens in Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda are experiencing Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Stage 3 or higher.

The first edition of the Global Report on Food Crises, cited in the report, stated that the number of persons experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity tripled from 13.6 million in 2016 to 41.7 million this year in Nairobi, Mogadishu, Khartoum, Juba, and Kampala.

It warned that Sudan and South Sudan are reporting the largest and most severe crises in the region.

Sudan currently has the largest food-insecure population in the region, at 24.6 million citizens, and is facing famine or risk of famine in multiple areas.

The regional organization stated that, from conflict to economic challenges and extreme weather events, the factors driving this situation are interrelated and mutually reinforcing.

They also lead to increased vulnerabilities, undermine resilience, and reverse development gains.

Food insecurity is expected to deteriorate further, as the latest forecast from IGAD’s Centre for Climate Predictions and Applications points to drier-than-usual conditions in parts of the Horn of Africa, including southern Ethiopia, eastern Kenya, and much of Somalia.

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