An estimated 2.9 million people in Cameroon face food insecurity in 2026, with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network warning that weak crop yields will keep affected households in crisis conditions until at least September 2026. Armed group activity — including ISWAP (Islamic State West Africa Province) in the Far North region and separatist movements in the Anglophone Northwest and Southwest regions — has prevented many families from properly preparing their land for the main growing season, while seasonal flooding expected in July threatens to worsen displacement and hardship into October. Humanitarian organisations report that demand for food assistance has now reached its peak nationwide, but a critical shortfall in funding is hampering relief efforts, with rising food and transport prices adding further strain on the poorest urban households in Yaoundé and Douala.