FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/01 - CONGO, REP OF* (7 September)

CONGO, REP OF* (7 September)

After above-normal rains in late May, rainfall decreased gradually in June and July. The south was particularly dry in August and early September.

The overall food supply situation has improved. All areas are now accessible to humanitarian agencies. Most persons displaced by the civil war have returned to their homes. There are about 100 000 refugees from the Equator Province of DRC in northern areas, notably in Betou, near the border with the Central African Republic. There are also Rwandan/Burundian refugees and Angolan refugees. A WFP Emergency Operation assists 50 000 refugees from the DRC over a period of 6 months. Food assistance is also provided to some 120 000 persons in Brazzaville, Pointe Noire and other main towns.