FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report 02/97


Table 1: Cereal Imports and Food Aid Requirements in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1996/97 or 1997 (in thousand tons)

Sub-Region/
Country 		Marketing year 1996 Cereal production 1995/96 or 1996 imports Position for 1996/97
Total
imports 		As %
of average
of previous
5 years 		Food aid Cereal
import
require
ments
2/ 		Anticipated commercial imports Food aid requirements Cereal import position
Commercial
imports
already
made or
contracted 		Food aid
Total As % of average of previous 5 years Total of which exceptional Pledges of which received so far Uncov.
Food aid
require
ments
Eastern Africa
25 787 127 2 398 73 844 2 538 1 921 617 24 29 288 75 452
Burundi Jan./Dec. 271 100 54 115 3 43 5 38 - - 9 - 29
Comoros Jan./Dec. 14 100 44 109 1 44 34 10 - - - - 10
Djibouti Jan./Dec. - - 51 51 8 80 59 21 5 - 1 - 20
Eritrea Jan./Dec. 132 ... 143 71 33 289 120 169 - - 52 - 117
Ethiopia 4/ Jan./Dec. 11 128 163 354 43 343 - - - - - 77 13
Kenya Oct./Sept. 2 782 93 671 78 32 1 219 1 019 200 - - 37 5 163
Rwanda Jan./Dec. 182 83 334 232 326 43 26 17 - - 26 4
Seychelles Jan./Dec. - - 13 110 - 13 13 - - - - -
Somalia Sept./Aug. 288 110 165 84 12 256 170 86 19 - 4 2 82
Sudan Nov./Oct. 5 330 125 451 64 52 395 321 74 - - 43 21 31
Tanzania June/May 3 731 102 70 51 13 135 135 - - 29 15 5
Uganda Jan./Dec. 1 929 105 48 133 22 21 19 2 - - 25 25
Southern Africa
24 484 138 4 982 93 890 2 662 2 130 532 154 1 549 515 225 44
Angola April/March 508 149 480 164 225 442 202 240 129 46 216 103 24
Botswana April/March 92 263 238 123 7 234 234 - - 115 1 1
Lesotho April/March 252 192 249 109 28 144 94 50 - 50 32 32 18
Madagascar April/March 1 850 102 151 129 27 141 115 26 - - 29 11
Malawi April/March 2 026 142 223 67 214 95 45 50 - 60 59 3
Mauritius Jan./Dec. 2 100 230 135 1 172 172 - - - - -
Mozambique April/March 1 328 197 448 74 313 300 140 160 25 54 159 70 1
Namibia May/April 86 108 148 150 11 109 109 - - 55 - -
South Africa May/April 13 606 132 2 116 92 - 872 872 - - 847 - -
Swaziland May/April 138 153 77 118 6 38 32 6 - 23 6 6
Zambia May/April 1 565 139 312 105 58 50 50 - - 75 5 -
Zimbabwe April/March 3 031 173 310 49 - 65 65 - - 225 8 -
Western Africa
36 228 112 4 927 116 388 4 792 4 160 632 - 660 255 75 428
Coastal countries
27 340 116 3 005 116 270 2 983 2 668 315 - 640 162 44 204
Benin Jan./Dec. 675 110 99 106 9 120 100 20
- 1 - 19
Côte d'Ivoire Jan./Dec. 1 337 129 587 115 30 500 500 - - 11 51 38
Ghana Jan./Dec. 1 604 107 286 92 25 335 260 75 - 4 24 1 51
Guinea Jan./Dec. 674 100 271 102 4 360 340 20
- 3 - 17
Liberia Jan./Dec. 64 142 135 68 100 165 50 115 - - 51 5 64
Nigeria Jan./Dec. 22 208 117 1 236 128 - 1 150 1 150 - - 625 - -
Sierra Leone Jan./Dec. 288 99 250 157 100 260 180 80 - - 32 - 48
Togo Jan./Dec. 490 102 141 155 3 93 88 5 - - - - 5
Sahelian countries
8 888 100 1 921 117 118 1 809 1 492 317 - 21 94 31 224
Burkina Faso Nov./Oct. 2 419 100 150 87 25 138 105 33 - - 8 4 25
Cape Verde Nov./Oct. 1 13 51 66 32 90 25 65 - - 43 20 22
Chad Nov./Oct. 813 91 77 119 12 116 66 50 - - 16 2 34
Gambia Nov./Oct. 96 102 100 126 5 110 97 13 - - 1 - 12
Guinea Bissau Nov./Oct. 134 94 60 98 6 60 54 6 - - - - 6
Mali Nov./Oct. 2 005 98 115 104 5 110 75 35 - - 1 1 34
Mauritania Nov./Oct. 106 80 232 96 17 300 225 75 - 21 6 3 69
Niger Nov./Oct. 2 307 103 315 195 5 250 230 20 - - 19 2 1
Senegal Nov./Oct. 1 007 109 823 122 12 635 615 20 - - - - 20
Central Africa
2 953 114 809 111 23 747 672 75 - 11 45 10 47
Cameroon July/June 1 278 130 325 110 4 250 250 - - 11 - -
Cent.Afr.Rep. Jan./Dec. 105 109 34 105 - 39 38 1 - - - - 1
Congo July/June 27 104 108 115 9 123 121 2 - - 19 6
Equat.Guinea Jan./Dec. - - 11 106 - 10 8 2 - - - - 2
Gabon Jan./Dec. 25 100 69 114 - 74 74 - - - - - -
Sao Tome Jan./Dec. - - 12 100 - 11 6 5 - - 5 1 -
Zaire Jan./Dec. 1 518 104 250 113 9 240 175 65 - - 21 3 44
TOTAL
89 452 122 13 116 96 2 145 10 739 8 883 1 856 178 2 249 1 103 385 971

Note : Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.
2/ Excludes re-exports.
3/ Includes all pledges reported to the GIEWS , whether for free distribution or market sale. However, there may be some cases where governments count some food aid received for market sale against commercial import requirements.
4/ Includes refugee needs.
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