TITLE

Drought and desperation

AUTHOR(S)

Sorensen, R.A .

PUB. DATE

May 1992

SOURCE

Africa Report;May/Jun92, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p33

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Examines the negative effects which the drought and the seemingly, ever-last ing civil war have caused in the African country of Mozambique. Experts' fears that the drought is the worst of the century; Critical food shortages; The 16 year war between the government and the rebels of the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo); The year and a half of peace talks in Rome; When voting will take place in Mozambique; Number of deaths due to thirst; Amount of lost grain production; More.

ACCESSION #

9207202200

Tags: DROUGHTS

 

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