Cameroon

• Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist across the Northwest and Southwest regions through at least May 2026. The number of households in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) is expected to rise, peaking during the southern lean season (March-May 2026). A small proportion of households, particularly those in highly insecure and remote areas with severely eroded coping capacities, will continue to experience Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes.
• Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to continue through January 2026 in the Mayo-Sava, Mayo-Tsanaga, and Logone-et-Chari divisions of the Far North Region. From February to May, outcomes are expected to deteriorate to Crisis (IPC Phase 3). A small proportion of households, particularly those with severely diminished coping capacities, will likely continue to face Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes.
• Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to continue through at least May 2026 in Mberé (Adamawa), Kadey (East), and Lom-et-Djerem (East) divisions, which host large numbers of refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR). Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected to persist among a small proportion of households, particularly refugees.
• Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected to persist through at least May 2026 in the urban centers of Yaoundé and Douala. These cities host a significant concentration of very poor households, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) whohave lost livelihood assets due to displacement and have limited access to income-earning opportunities.
• FEWS NET estimates that 1.5-1.99 million people in the country, including refugees, IDPs, and other conflict-affected households, will require emergency food assistance between October 2025 and May 2026. Assistance needs will continue to rise, peaking between March and May, coinciding with the lean season in the country’s southern zone. However, the delivery of humanitarian food assistance across the country remains critically constrained by persistent funding gaps and ongoing uncertainties.

The analysis in this report is based on information available as of October 17, 2025.