15 MAY 1998. NAMIBIA: DROUGHT
Frauke Jensen of Reuters reports Namibia is experiencing extensive crop failure and 25,000 people need food because of the ENSO-related drought. Caprivi and especially Kavango are worst hit. Namibia's grain production is estimated to be 53,200 metric tonnes, down from 166,400 mt last year, for a population of 1.6 million. For the entire Southern African regional, food relief for five million people may be needed.