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U N I T E D N A T I O N S Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 21 73 54 Fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa@irin.ci SIERRA LEONE: Anti-corruption…

Harvest prospects are favourable, reflecting above-normal rains in August and September. Pastures are abundant and the pest situation remained mostly calm. A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission from 18 to 22 October estimated 1999 cereal production at 1 153 294…

After 6 weeks of heavy to extremely heavy rains in Chad’s Sudanian zone (see Sahel rains box, figure 5), drier conditions returned during September. Although this dryness was welcome, large areas of rainfed crops had already…

Extremely heavy rains continued through early August across most of Chad's agricultural area. These rains caused crop damage in some areas and hindered weeding, an activity that is necessary to obtain good crop yields. However, the National Support Committee…

Growing conditions remained mostly favourable despite excessive rains in August in some areas. Rains in August were abundant and widespread. Unusually heavy rains in the first two dekads (146 mm in 8 hours on 5/8/99 and 400 mm for…

The Disaster Torrential rains since late July have caused flooding in 11 out of 14 provinces of Chad, with the following areas or districts the most severely affected: Batha in the centre of the country, Chari-Baguirmi around the capital N'djamena,…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 21 73 54 Fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org SIERRA LEONE: Appeal for help for refugees in Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone's 516 refugees in Guinea-Bissau - in…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires I R I N pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest Tel: + 225 21-73-54 Fax: + 225 21-63-35 E-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org SIERRA LEONE: Appel pour les réfugiés en Guinée Bissau Quelque 516 réfugiés sierra-léonais en Guinée Bissau, qui ont désespérément…

IMF lifts declaration of non-cooperation The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday lifted its 1990 declaration of non-cooperation with Sudan citing the country's commitment since February 1997 to a "schedule of payments" to the organisation and…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 21 73 54 Fax: +225 21 63 35 e-mail: irin-wa@ocha.unon.org LIBERIA: UNHCR recommends relocation of Lofa refugees The office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has…