FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report 02/97


COUNTRIES FACING EXCEPTIONAL FOOD EMERGENCIES

Country

Reasons for emergency

Angola Population displacement
Burundi Civil strife, displacement of rural population, economic sanctions
Chad Localized unfavourable weather
Eritrea Reduced harvest, large number of vulnerable people
Ethiopia Large number of vulnerable people, localized weather hazards
Kenya Unfavourable weather for second season crops
Liberia Civil disturbances, population displacement, shortage of farm inputs
Mauritania Localized unfavourable weather
Mozambique Displacement of rural population
Rwanda Population displacement, reduced plantings
Sierra Leone Population displacement
Somalia Civil strife, poor harvest
Sudan Localized food deficits, civil strife in southern parts
Zaire Rwandan refugees, civil disturbances affecting food distribution


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