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TABLE 5: AVAILABILITIES FOR EXPORT AND LOCAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENTS IN CEREALS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IN 2001/02 OR 2002 (IN THOUSAND TONNES)

Sub-Region /Country	Availabilities for export		Local Purchase Requirements
	Total	Contracted so far	Total	Utilized so far
Eastern Africa	660	3	432	43
Eritrea	-	-	2	2
Ethiopia	150	-	200	-
Kenya	10	1	100	4
Sudan	300	-	100	10
Tanzania	120	2	30	27
Uganda	80	-	-	-
Southern Africa	1 625	1 073	45	45
Angola	-	-	5	5
Lesotho	-	-	3	3
Madagascar	-	-	2	2
Malawi	-	-	16	16
Mozambique	150	-	12	12
Namibia	-	-	2	2
South Africa	1 450	1 073	-	-
Zambia	25	-	5	5
Western Africa	376	-	65	16
Coastal countries	220	-	-	-
Benin	55	-	-	-
Côte d'Ivoire	10	-	-	-
Ghana	25	-	-	-
Nigeria	130	-	-	-
Sahelian countries	156	-	65	16
Burkina Faso	45	-	20	1
Chad	20	-	20	1
Mali	75	-	10	4
Mauritania	1	-	-	-
Niger	15	-	10	6
Senegal	-	-	5	4
Central Africa	5	-	-	-
Cameroon	5	-	-	-
TOTAL	2 666	1 076 1/	542	104

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Includes 1 018 000 tonnes of commercial exports and 58 000 tonnes of triangular transactions.