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	Unfavourable prospects for current crops
	Food supply shortfall in current marketing year requiring exceptional assistance
	Unfavourable crop prospects and food supply shortfall

AFRICA:�In eastern Africa, the overall food situation improved considerably compared to last year. However, a large number of people affected by conflict and/or drought in the sub-region still depend on food assistance. The food situation in Eritrea, Somalia and pastoral areas of Ethiopia and Kenya is of particular concern. In southern Africa,prospects for the 2004 cereal crops are generally unfavourable due to prevailing drought conditions. In western Africa, the food outlook is generally satisfactory except in C�te d�Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone where internally displaced people and refugees continue to need food assistance.