Évaluations

In the wake of recent threats from Desert Locusts FAO and WFP released the results of joint assessment missions to Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Following is an overview of reports on the crop and food prospects in four countries:…

Highlights Agricultural production in 2004 has been severely affected by locust infestations and drought in the northern regions of Niger causing a total loss of cereal production estimated at an average of 26 percent in the affected…

Highlights Devastating infestations of desert locusts in the main agricultural areas of Mauritania were noted since the start of the rains in June and July, and continued throughout the growing season. Millet and legumes (cowpeas and groundnut) suffered…

Highlights At the time of writing this report, the Mali government had not yet published its preliminary harvest estimates. The mission based its own estimates on historical production data together with data on crop losses from a…

INTRODUCTION This is the third and last issue for 2004 of this report prepared by the FAO Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) on the food supply situation and cereal import and food aid requirements for…

Risk Assessment: The prospects for stability in the Kivu region are as bleak as ever. After threatening to send troops to the Kivus unless the Kinshasa government took effective steps to disarm Hutu militias, Kagame's warning appears…

CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION OVERVIEW As of October 2004, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 35 with 23 in Africa, 6 in Asia/Near East, 5 in Latin America and 1 in…

State Publication 11182 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the Bureau of Intelligence and Research September 2004 Secretary Powell's opening remarks before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Summary The conflict between the Government of Sudan (GOS)…

After almost three decades of armed conflict, followed by two years of peace and stability, security in Angola has noticeably improved and circulation within the country has become easier. People must still cope daily with landmines, and removing them…

Final Report by Sonya Le Jeune Summary Chad is a landlocked country with ecosystems ranging from desert in the north to relatively higher rainfall in the south. In the eastern part of Chad, on the border with Sudan, people survive through a…