FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report, November 1997:

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MAP OF COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES

MauritaniaSenegalGuinea BissauSierra LeoneLiberiaGuineaMaliCote d'IvoireGhanaBurkina FasoTogoBeninNigerNigeriaChadSudanCentral African RepublicCameroonDjiboutiEritreaSomaliaKenyaEthiopiaComorosMadagascarBurundiRwandaUgandaTanzaniaGabonCongoDem. Rep. of CongoMalawiAngolaZambiaBotswanaNamibiaZimbabweMozambiqueSeychellesSwazilandLesothoSouth Africa Equatorial Guinea
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COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES

Country 
Reasons for emergency
Angola  Population displacement
Burkina Faso  Unfavourable weather, localized deficits
Burundi  Civil strife, below-normal production, economic sanctions
Congo, Dem.Rep. of  Refugees, civil strife affecting food distribution
Congo, Republic of  Civil strife, population displacement
Eritrea  Reduced harvest, large number of vulnerable people
Ethiopia  Large number of vulnerable people, localized weather adversities
The Gambia  Unfavourable weather
Kenya  Unfavourable weather
Liberia  Impact of past civil disturbances, shortage of farm inputs
Mauritania  Unfavourable weather for rainfed crops
Mozambique  Displacement of rural population
Niger  Localized unfavourable weather and food deficits
Rwanda  Returning refugees, below-normal harvest
Senegal  Unfavourable weather
Sierra Leone  Civil strife, population displacement, sanctions
Somalia  Civil strife, poor harvest
Sudan  Localized food deficits, civil strife
Tanzania  Unfavourable weather
Uganda  Localized weather adversities and civil disturbances

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