Assessments

Planting of the 2000 A season crops, which normally takes place from mid-September to mid-October, has been delayed by a prolonged dry spell during October, particularly in eastern and southern parts. The dry weather also adversely affected crops planted…

The deteriorating security situation in Burundi following an escalation of violence in rural areas has resulted in large-scale population displacement and forced a suspension of virtually all humanitarian assistance. Intensified fighting between Government forces and rebels in several areas during…

Official reports indicate that sharply higher spring grain yields have offset the reduced planted area, bringing aggregate cereal production in 1999 to 8.6 million tonnes compared to 8.7 million tonnes in 1998. The wheat harvest is put at only…

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…

1. Mission Participants: Taban Lokonga - WFP (team leader) Ken Young - WFP (logistics) Edward Gbemeh - WFP (food aid monitor) Edward Browne - WVI (commodity manager) Dauda Kamara - WVI (Commodity manger Edmond Makieu - UNICEF, (field officer) Raouf Mazou - UNHCR…

COMMUNES DE KIMBANSEKE, SELEMBAO, KINSHASA ET POOL KINGABWA - COMMUNE DE LIMETE REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGOACTION Against Hunger (ACF-USA) / CEPLANUT 26 JUILLET AU 1er OCTOBRE 1999 Financée par la Coopération française I. INTRODUCTION 1.1. CONTEXTE Avec la reprise de la guerre…

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…

U.S. Department of State Howard Wolpe, Special Envoy Testimony Before House Subcommittee on Africa Washington, DC, September 28, 1999 Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, Thank you. It is good to be back before the Subcommittee. Given the recent cease-fire agreement reached at…

Africa: In-Depth SPECIAL REPORTJohn Prendergast and David SmockRwanda and Burundi Briefly Future security in both Rwanda and Burundi is closely linked to how successfully the Lusaka cease-fire agreement lays a foundation for peace in the Democratic Republic of…

Widespread and above-normal rains favoured crop development. Rains remained heavy and well distributed in August, particularly during the second and the third dekads. Conditions are satisfactory and rice transplanting in swamp fields has progressed notably. In the post-conflict period, large…