In sub-Saharan Africa, 17 countries are facing exceptional food emergencies
caused by difficult weather conditions, persistent civil strife and insecurity,
the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a new report published
today (Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in sub-Saharan Africa).
The 17 countries facing exceptional food emergencies are: Angola, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea,
Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and
Uganda.
More information:
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Press
release 01/08/2001 (FAO)
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Food
Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa (full report)