Évaluations

Growing conditions are favourable so far but crop prospects remain constrained by continuing civil disturbances. The 1999 rainy season has progressed satisfactorily. Rains have been generally well distributed and above normal. Crops are growing satisfactorily and output is expected to…

John Prendergast and David Smock Briefly Standing today at a crossroads between war and peace, the Congo threatens either to drag the entire Central African region into a quagmire of conflict or to provide the engine of economic…

The rainfall situation for Chad improved during July with heavy rains moving into the Sahelian agroclimatic zone. These rains will create soil conditions necessary for an excellent recessional agriculture season. If conditions remain favorable, the Sahelian zone could have an…

Makeni Highlights Background The once thriving commercial centre was conspicuously deserted when an interagency assessment team arrived there on 22 July for the first time in seven months. Most shops seen were barred shut and only minimal street trading was evident.…

Press Release 99/48: Nearly 10 million in sub-Saharan Africa need emergency food aid as food supply situation worsens Rome, 9 August -- Nearly 10 million people in sub-Saharan Africa need emergency food assistance, according to a report released today…

HIGHLIGHTS The food supply situation has deteriorated in several parts of eastern Africa. In Somalia the food outlook for 1999 and beyond is extremely grim, due to the cumulative effects of adverse weather, the long-running civil war and uncontrolled crop…

WASHINGTON - "AIDS is the leading cause of death in Africa," but "determined leadership and sustained investment have made, and continue to make, an extraordinary difference and will save millions of lives," says a report issued…

The security situation remains tense in North and South Kivu provinces following bombing of Goma and Uvira on 11 May. People in Uvira region have been living in fear following devastation of entire villages. Despite peace negotiations, violence and…

Rains started in mid April over the south, which is slightly later than normal. They reached the north of the country by the end of the month and remained widespread in May, allowing the planting of cereals. Below-normal rainfall…

Renewed fighting in mid-May between Government forces and Ninja militia resulted in fresh population displacements within Brazzaville. It is estimated that at least 10 000 people have been displaced from the Mukundu residential area near the airport to the…