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SUB-Sp,'riARAN RFRI CA REPORT
FOUO No. 691
CONTENTS
INTER-AFRICAN AFFAIRS
French Trade With Africa
~fARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS, 15 ~'!~~6 0~) 1
Trade Relationahip
Mining in Africa _
' Briefs
Kenyan-Malawian Cooperation 18 -
ANGOLA
Briefs
Oil Pro3uction Near 19
Multi-Country Oil Exploration 19
Cooperation With ANOP 19 -
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
~riefe
SUCAMINE's Exploration, Exploitation Permits 21 -
CE~NTRAGO Under Way 21
CHAD
Briefa
- Positions of Forces 2z
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Briefs
Chinese Conetructing Broadcasting House 23
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GHANA
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Romanian Cooperation 24
GUINEA-BISSAU
Briefs
Cashew Processing Unit 25
KENYA -
Briefs
Educational Cooperation With India. 26
'FINANCIAL TIMES' Supplement 26
MALI
Brie~s
- Belgian Food Aid 27
MOZAMB IQtJE
Briefs
Canadian Food Aid 28
- Hungarian Buses Acquisition 28
Truck Factory 28
Hungarian Coogeration 28
Trade With GDR 2g
NIGER
Proapects for 19$0 Harveat Good
(MARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS, 22 Aug 80) 29 -
Briefs
Incredse in Fuel Prices 31
TANZANIA -
Briefs
IDA EducationaL Loan 32 v
Effects of Lack o� Refinery Maintenance 32
Measures to Streamline Domestic Commerce 32
TOGO
Trade, Financial Statiatics Noted
- (MARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS, 22 Aug 80) 34
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INTER-AFRICAN AF'FAIRS ~
FRENCH TRADE WITH AFRICA
Trade Relationship
. Paris MARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS in French 15 Aug 80 pp 2013-2017
[Text] Bearing in mind the particular position of Africa in French
foreign trade ~~'~ut 10 percent of French overall trade) and the p.rivi-
leged relations which exist with some counrries in that ccntinent, we
deemed it necessary to base our study on a double distinction, namely:
, the major geographic sectors, as they exist within the Organization of
African Unity, and the French-speak;ng and non-French-speaking sectors.
_ Tc?e latter distinction was based on the special relations maintained
between France and some African countries, relations which, obviously,
affect the Lolume of French trade with these areas and the amounrs ~nd
geographic distribution of French public and private investments in
_ Africa.
The .`_irst table is a classificatior~ of available data based on t11E! douUle
= differertiation we mentioned (Table 1).
The study of this table and z comparison with previous years enable us
to make the following remarks which exclude trade with South Africa and
- Zimbabwe (actually, in terms of the latter, negligible):
- The French balance of trade with Africa has been ~argely positive. How-
ever, the growth of this surplus has been clearly dimi.nis:?i.ng starting
with 1978 compared with 1977 (+1.1 percent) while an 18.5 percent drop
- in our surplus was noted in 1979, from 15.1 billion francs to 12.3
billion. The same applies to French-speaking and rion-French-speak~ng
countries. In this case, however, we must emphas~ze that the Fr.ench
- balance of trade surplus has greatly declined in terms of non-French-
speaking African countries from 2.8 billion francs in 1978 to 0.5 billion
in 1979, or a drop of 82 percent, whereas the decline with French-
speaking African countries was only 4 percent (from 12.2 to 11.8 billion);
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Table 1. Imports and Exports With Africa and the Indian Ocean
in 1978-1979
(in million French francs1) -
/ 1` ~ww..adw+. r 2~ E:portadue.
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1978 1979 1978 1979
~ Afrpue du Nad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S.3 ~ 8 966,5 12 1 E0.4 20 202.~ 23 8)8.4
A(riQu~ d~ I'Ousst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~.4,~ . , . , , . . , . 1 024,3 13 53l.E ' 3 085.8 13 302.3
Akqu~ du Crntre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 929.7 4 419,1 ~ 608.9 6 407.1
, Afripu~ d~ ~'Ett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871,4 ~ ee~,7 1 OS0.9 1 091.7 ~
AhiQu~ ~ustrela RSA ~t 2imbebw~? . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,8 1 E.1 a,8 8.5
OcAsn Indie~ 388.2 704.7 881.2 1 152,3 '
Total 9 24 77~,e ~2 f4~,8 3! ~66.7 4t 836,3
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dont : Fnocophones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a 12,3 ~ $0 771,8 28 866,8 32 555,7
_ dont : P~trol~ WfriQu~1121 . . . . . . . . .~l . . . . . . . . . . 8 637.8 13 190 - -
Ahiqu~ du Sud iy.c. N~mibie) . . . . . . . .1 ~ . . . . 3 400.6 4 013.6 2 742.J 2 247,4
TOTAL GEfrERAI, Afeiqw du Sud oanpeiN ,\.13 ~ 1~a,2 3S i90,1 4Z a09 ~7 0&7,7
1978 1879
' ~d~r+c~ eomm~rcid~ (un~ RSA1 . . . . . . . . . . . .14 ' + 16 068.1 . 12 289.)
- �~Mnc~ commoclal~ (~v~e RSA) . . . . . . . . . . . .15 ? 14 429.8 . 10 493.8
Avac Afriqu~ hancophone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 ~ + 12 252.5 - 11 783.9
Avsc Afrique no~ francophons (sans RSA) .l.], . a 2 835.9 + 505.8
Avec I'Afriqus du sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 - 868.3 - 1 798.1 '
Key: (1) Imports ~12) South Africa (incuding
(2) Exports Namibia)
~3) North Africa ~13) Grand total, including -
' (4) West Africa South Africa
~S) Central Africa ~14) Balance of trade (with-
~6 ) East Africa out the RSA)
' (7) Southern Africa (-Republic ~15) Balance of trade (with
of SouCh Africa and the RSA)
Zimbabwe ) ~ 16 ) With French-speaking Africa
~8 ) Indian Ocean ~17 ) With norF-French-speaking -
~9) Total Africa (without the RSA)
~1~) Of which: French speaking ~18) With South Africa
~11) Of which: Petroleum (Africa)2
Footnotes: (1) In terms of tonnage, trade with Africa and the Indian
Ocean totaled 32.9 million tons in 1978 and 38.2 million
tons in 1979 for imports; 9.9 million tons and 11.1
million tons, respectively, for exports.
(2) In tonnage, petroleum accounted for 18 million tons in
1978 and 20.7 million tons in 1979.
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The overall development of French sales and purchases in Afri.ca showed a
decline in 1978 compared with 1977. In fact, the value of. French imports
declined 9.8 percent, from 27.5 billion fr~:~cs ro 24.8 billion, while
exports dropped 5.9 percent, from 42,4 billion francs to 39.9 billion.
Conversely, both showed a substantial upturn in 1979 (+19 percent anil =
+12.3 percent respectively for imports and exports). This grooith uut-
stripped inflation, particularly ir~ terms of French purchases in Africa;
Finally, let us emphasize the substantial differer.ces which exist among
the individual geo~raphic sectors on the continenr. They could be summed
up with the help of the followi.ng table (No 2).
Table 2. Share of Individual African Area~ in French-African Trade
( b ) ~wpo.r.ea, ` "~npo.aao~ . ~
( a) ew;.. u~~ ~sn m~ i~n
n s.~. n~~. a~ d - -
e~ s~a:
N�i . a~.~ ~t~ so.i ~~a -
f a~..~ ~ia ~~.s a:.o :ea
g Gntn 16! I~A 11.1 It.t
Fi Ea ~.i s.t t7 z~
i Aunr.N Oa OA6 OA2 0.01
OcMn In~iM 2.~ 2.~ 2.2 2./
= k~}r.~~~~rnoM...... a eaA ~xi ~~.e
1 ~ Av~e AMqw dY
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e ( ~ . . . . . . . a~a �a ~i.~ so.~
f a.~~ . . ~e.3 ~i w.t ta.z
g j a~~~. . . . . . . . . ,a.o ,ae ~,.s
h ) e:~ . . . . . . . . . . a.s ~.e t.s
. i~ w~~~.N........ ,:a ,i.i ~.s
J od~n Inaiu t.t t.! t.l t.s
{C~ph,ncophon� . S9 S{.I 81.1 A9.1
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iCey: (a) Area !g) Center `
(b) Imports (h) East
(c) Exports (i) Southern
(d) Excluding South Africa (j) Indian Ocean
(e) North (k) French-speaking countries
(f) West (1) Including South Africa
The share of North Africa in French imports is continuing to expand. It
was 30.5 percent in 1976 rising to 37.4 percent in ?.979. French exports
to this part of Africa seem to have stabilized in the vicinity of 53 per-
cent of French exports to Africa for 1979, thus regaining the 1976 level.
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Ir. appears, furthermore, that West Africa remains Fr.ance's privileg~d
parr.ner in terrt~s of imports. In fact, over 41 percent of such imp~,r[s,
in terms of value, come f.rom this area.
East Africa has retained its very low share, even though it has shown a
trend to a slight increase in terms of imports.
Trade with French-Speaking Africa
The study of. Table 2 makes it necessary to emphasize, yet once again, the
important position of French-speaking African countries. In fact, 64
perce ~ of French imports from Africa comes from these countries, while
72 percent of exporrs go to them. Table 3 shows French trade with French-
speaking African ceuntries classified by major geographic area.
We will note i.mmediately by glancing at the table the important position
held by North and West African countries, Algeria and Morocco in particu-
lar for the former, and the Ivory Coast for the latter. These three
countries alone account for 53 percent, respectively, of French import
and export trade with French-speaking Africa.
French Imports
Table 4 shows in detail the position of each country in trade between
_ France an d French -speaking Africa.
Algeri~ remains both an important French client and supplier. It
supplies France with about five percent of the imported crude oil and
~ iron ore (112,000 tons in 1979), even though Mauritania remains the main
African supplier in this area with a total of 2.9 million tons in 1979
or 18 percent of the total tonnage of iron ore mineral imported by
France. Mauritania is, therefore, the leading French supplier of iron
ore, ahea d of Brazil (2.8 million tons) and Sweden (2.4 million tons). -
Morocco supplies France essentially with mineral goods: manganese,
phosphates, ~inc, lead, and cobalt. It is also the second largest v
supplier of France (after Ireland) of lead ore, with 26,110 r.ons, and
its only or virtually exclusive supplier of' cobalt ore (7,684 tons in
1979). French phosphate imports from Morocco totaled 2.3 million Lons
in 1979 o r 43 percent of total imports of this item by France. Morocco
supplies France with fruits (citrus) and fresh vegetables as well.
The Ivory Coast is essentially a supplier oE agriculti~ral commodities.
We associate our idea of this country with coffee, cocoa beans, tropical
woods, an d some fruits such as pineapples and bananas. In 1~79 France
imported f rom the Ivory Coast 31,147 tons of green coffee beans which
makes this country the leading supplier of coffee to the French market:
The Ivory Coast accounts for 23 percent of total French imports of green ;
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Table 3. Trade. Between France and French-Speaking Afr.ica
(in million French francs)
i~...u E( 2~~~ i~i f
_ 1978 1979 1976 1979 1978 1979
~'9~^~ � ~ 203.6 4 858 6 913 8 216 3 709.4 3 358
Mup~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 351.5 2 827 4 301.5 5085 1 950 2 258
Tunis~e . . . . . . . . 6 8E3.4 1 338 3 377./ 3119 i 514 1 9t t
T~td Ahiqu~ Nord f 41t,5 g p23 14 f81,8 1l1 860 8 17],4 7 627
C+o-v~rt~t~ .................~8~. ~ O.t 33.2 54.7 322 54.6
Mauntani� . . . . .
9..... 183.4 256.1 263,5 333.4 80.t 78.3
M~ti 162.4 184 391.8 447.4 229.2 283.8
M.~~.~vat. 1.1 ae.~ 65.9 319.8 398 340.9 313.1
NiNr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.z.. . 584.3 1 202.8 587.6 83J 3.3 - JE9.8
Tc~~d 1.3...... 60.3 49.7 303.3 1~6.7 758 86
s~�~ 1.4. e~a.e 1 031.! 1 302.3 1 E632 492.7 C2t.a
GuiM~ 1.,5. 247.J 220.4 40! ~12.6 IE0.7 182.t
CM~ e'Ivoin . . . . . . . . . 1,6. . . . . 3 264.~ ~ 3J0,2 3 !09 ~ IE6.~1 6~a.8 529.2
Toqp .......................1.7. 716.1 177.a ~20.1 S41
~~"'n ......................15. . 33.1 48,8 378.7 109.8 J46.8 423.2
. Te1N AMqu~ Ou~~t ......G L9.~ f ai2,8 e da~,f ! 67l.2 8 301,s 3 027,~ 2 717,7
- Gm~roun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZO. . . . . 1 302.8 1 331.2 1 87a.6 2 350.2 575.8 1 019
~u .............21. iee.i 161.2 406.3 190.t 20.2 38.9
G+~^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22. . . . . t 897.7 2 082.7 1 234,3 1 324.B - 383:t - 737.9
~^90 .....................2~. 14J.8 161.6 830.8 ~pp.4 488.7 548.9
ZNr~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2(a, . . . . 670,3 703.1 817.~ 626.1 - 152.9 - 77
Twl AMqu~ Centr~ 2 S. 3 spp,8 4 399.1 ~.ta7.2 6 191,E 688,4 791,8
~w~^d~ 26. 29,fr 28,E 52 112.6 22.5 82.9
. ~urundi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 . . . . 20.~ 10.s 30.2 12.1 9.5 22.3
DjiEOUN 28. 1.7 11,1 1a3.i 205.8 81.4 124.5
TotalAlriqu~E~t ........~29.~.... i1,Y o0.i 245,3 ~E0,2 10],4 289,7
M~d~qsu~r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Q , , , 423,2 373 614 887,4 190,8 484,4
II~ Miuric~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ 1. . . . 134.6 270.8 206 188.8 )1.5 - 84.2
Sayehelles 2 . 0,1 p,6 15.2 79,9 15.1 39,3
Como~~s 33. 27.~ 57.2 36 48 7.6 -9,~
M~rott~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ~ . . . . 3 3.1 1 1 10.3 8 7,2 -
Tow ~~a;.,, 3.5. sse.2 704.7 e81.2 7 162,3 293 A47,6
TOTAL p~ys fr~ncophon~~ ~.36 ~~2~3 20 771,! 2d e64,8 32 l65,7 12 252,6 11 7C3,9
Dont ~ P6trole (2) . . . . . . . ~ 3 ~ . . . 2 749.7 1 5a9.8 - _ - -
. Key: (1) Imports (11) Upper Volta
(2) Exports ~12) Niger
(3) Balance~~ (13) Chad
~ (4) Algeria (14) Senegal
(5) Morocco (15) Guinea
(6) Tunisia (16) Ivory Coast -
(7) Total Nort~i Africa ~1~) Togo
(8) Cape Verde (18) Benin
(9) Mauritania (19) Total West Africa
(10) Mali ~20) Cameroon
[Key continued on following page]
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[Key to Table 3, continued]
(21) Central African Republic (30) Madagascar
_ (22) Gabon (31) Maritius
(23) Congo (32) Seychelles
(24) Zaire (33) Comor o
(25) Total Central Africa (34) Mayotte
(26) Rwanda (35) Total Indian Ocean
(27) Burundi (36) Total French-speaking
(28) Djibouti countries
(29) Total Bast Africa (37) Of which: Petroleum2
Footnotes: 1. Included in French-speaking Africa by virtue of the
special cooperat;.on agreements concluded with France.
2. In terms of tonnage, in this African area petroleum
accounted for 5.6 million tons in 1978 and 6.8 million
tons in 1979.
Positive balance unless otherwise inZicated
coffee beans. The Ivory Coast is also the mair French supplier of cocoa
beans: In 1979 32,609 tons were imported or 57 percent of total French
cocoa bean purchases.
Tunisia is yet another important French partner, for it accounts for six
percent of its imports from French-speaking Africa and 10 percent of its ~
exports to those countries. It supplies France with some minerals such
as lead, zinc, and phosphate. Most of its exports to France consist of
petroleum, fertilizers, superphosphates in particular, citrus fruits, etc.
Even though a country such as Zaire globally accounts for a very small
share of French trade with Africa, it is, nevertheless, the biggest
supplier to France of raw copper, tctaling 16,431 tons, or 77 percent of
the total tonnage import by France. The same applies to Guinea for
bauxite: In 1979 France purchased from Guinea 1.5 million tons of -
bauxite or 86 percent cf the total amount it imported.
Table 5 offers a br.eakdown of France's main imports from French-speaking
Africa.
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Table 4. Share of French-Speaking African Countries in Frer~ch
Trade in Terms of Value
( 1 ) ~mpo.s.ec~. (w icn. ~
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1f7t tY79 11)6 187! i
_ - - - - ~ ~
~ uOM~~ . 3 18.~ I9.~ 27.8 261
` ivniti~ l~ . 51 8.4 11.7 10
Muoc . S... 1~.I 17.e 14,9 IS.1
~ ~Total Nord . . . ~5,7 43,4 60,5 f0,s ,
Go~V~n 111 . . . - - 0.1 0.11 ~
Mwrit~n~e . . 1.1 1.2 O.S IA2 ;
M~~~ . . . 9~ . . , o.e
H~~u vo~~, 0.. oa oa ia i.~
Nip~ . . . . .~1 . . ].5 s.e ~ t.s
TcA~I . . . . . ~ . . 0.7 0.2 t.l 0.4
SMip~l 1 6,4 5 I.B 5.1
c~~~~~ . . 14 ~s ~a ia
caur~~o~~~ . 15 iea ~e.i i3a n.~
To~o . . . . . . ~ . 1.1 1.1 I.5 2.~
B/nin 0.1 0.2 I.J 1.1
(1 &~t.i o~..~ st a~,e ao ie,~
Gmnoon 7,1 6.4 e.5 7~
11CA . Q.. 1.1 0.7 0.1 0,1 '
G~Eon . . . . . Y.E 9.9 4.3 ~.1
Gnyo . . . . . . . . OS 0.7 2.2 2.1
- 2~in 4 ~.4 1.1 t.l ~
- ~24~'otelCsntr~ . , 23,4 21,1 16,5 16
llw~ndi 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.~ i -
Bumnd~ 2.6... 0.1 OJ 0.1 O.i
D~Iblo~uti 2.~]. 0.01 0.05 O.A O.E
28 Jfotel E~t . 0,31 0,25 0,9 1
M~d~pnui 2.5 1.! 2.1 I.1
W M~unu 0.! 1.7 0.1 D.1
Srych~14~ . , , ~ , _ - 0,05 0.7 ~
Cemont a 2. . C.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 +
M~ro~~~ . 33. . o.o, o.oi o.o~ o.o~ ,
34 ot~l oc. Indl~n 3,51 3,41 3 ~,67 i _
~ hn au pMrolr 1 B.E 21.9 - - ,
Key: (1) Imports (13) Senegal ~24) Total Center
- (2) Exports (14) Guinea ~25) Rwanda
(3) Algeria (15) Ivory Coast ~26) Burundi
(4) Tunisia (lti) Togo ~2~) Djibouti
(S) Morocco ~17) Benin ~2g) Total East
- (6) Total Nort~i ~18) Total West ~29) Madagascar
(7) Cape Verde ~19) Cameroon (30) Mauritius
(8) Mauritania ~ZO) Central African ~31) Saychelles
- (9) Mati Republic (32) Comoro -
(10) Upper Volta ~Z1) Gabon (33) Mayotte
(11) Niger ~?2) Congo (34) ToCal Indian
(12) Chad ~23) Zaire Ocean
( 3 S) Pet ro leum Percenr_age
Footnote: 1. See note Table 3
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French-African Trade By Geographic Zone
Impolf~tions 1979 : 32,5 Mds. F. Export~at~ons ~979 : 44,8 Mds. F.
AFRIOUE D~ L'EST AFF210UE DE L'EST !
( 2) AFRIOUE AUSTRALE ( 2) AFRIOUE AUSTRALE -
~ OCEAN INOIEN OCEAN INDIEN
~ AFRIQUE
/ AFRIOUE ( 3 ) / au CENTRE
/ du CENTRE
/ ~4~ C4> ,Za/ 3)
/ A FR~~CUE ~ AFRIOUE ( ) _
~ N 0 R D 14 ~j, ' DU AFRIOUE
37 o~e NORD DE
I ~ 53,3 % ouEST
~ AFRIOUE ~5~ 30 % ~
~ D E L' 0 U E S T y\~ ~
a; ~ 41,3 ~ ~ `
�.o \ ~ _
~o^� s4%` (6j ' o h n� 13 % ~6j /
r Aln~��~ austral~� s.~~~s RApubliyue sud~aliicn~ne
~8~
Key: (1) 1979 Imports: 32.5 billion francs
(2) East Africa, Southern Africa, Indian Ocean
(3) Central Africa -
(4) North Africa
(S) ?,lest Africa
(6) French-speaking Africa 64 percent
(7) Exports 1979: 44.8 billian francs
(8) Southern Africa excluding the Republic of South Africa
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~ Table 5. Arealcdown of Main French Imports From French-Speaking Afrir_a =
(Q: 1.,000 tons; V: million French francs)
. - -
- - .
~ 1978 1979 -
~ - -
- ~ p V p V -
F ~rlduit~ Ayricole~ :
~ 2 ra~hiAcs tnquee 0,65 2.9 0.35 1,6 SAnF.gel MaAagesca~ ~ 3~ . _
~ac~~~dcs neu,~rq~6ee 7,3 21,4 - - SAoAgel. Mali, Nigor, Hautc Vnlte ~ 5~ '
_ ~j nanES Irais . . . . . . . . . d8,4 130.4 44,1 104.8 CAte dlvoire. Came~oun. ( )
~ $ nanas conserve . . . . . 3J 11,3 2.3 6.5 Cate d'Ivoire. ~ ~
1~o~suco~cauM 985.3 813.2 931,8 750,6 Gabon. CAIe d'Ivoiro. RCA, Camoroun, Congo,
i Ysirs. ~ 1 1 ~
~ 1~a~ao en IAva~ . 38.2 848,3 43,8 887,4 C6te d'Ivoire. Tugo. Bhnfn Camnroun, Gabon, Conqo,
/L~) Zaire, Madagaccir. ~ 13 ~
1 C~f! vert 164.1 2 481,2 158,2 2 240.6 Cbte d'Ivo~re, Cameroun, Togo. BAnin, RCA.
8
G~bon. Conpo. Zaire, Rw ~~a Bvrundl.
~ ~ 16 ~ Guin6e, MadngesC~'. ~ ~ 5 ~
~ ' Co~on en masse 44,d 70A.4 54.8 355,3 Tched. Meli, Neuie-VO1u. Pdarot, ;~iper,
- ~ S~nQgal, CCte d'Ivoire. Toga, BBnin, ~
Cameroun. HCA, Congo, ~ 1 ~
i~ 18a~utchouc 23.8 107.3 24,3 134,4 Ca~a d'lvoire. Cameroun. C~~go, Zaire. 1 Q~ ~
- anenes fraiches t 53.5 341,5 188,7 383,4 Cbte d'Ivoirs. Csmeroun, Meroc. Madaye~ Z 3~ Z 1~
uiie de palme . . g,~ 2E 13.3 38.8 CLte d'Ivolr~. 86nin, Cnmeroun.
uiled'arachid~ 78.21 408.21 113,2 511.1 Malf,Niger,Sbn6p~l. /25`
2 6 oix, emendes oelmieus 7,0 10,7 8,7 18,1 Cbu d'Ivoire, Camuoun, Conqo, Guln8e.1 ~ Z ~
2 a oiv~e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0,54 5,12 C 9 6,8 Madsgauar. ~ 2 9 ~
3 ~ isd B,0 17.5 8.3 22.3 Madayascar. 3 1 ( 33 )
3 2 abac brut 3,3 35,81 2.42 24.3 RCA. Cemeroun, Congo. Ma a,Q e~.
_ 3 6 apioc~ 2,5 8.18 0,96 2,8 Togo, Madagescer. J~~
on emier . 5.63 28.32 5,2 28 CAte d'Ivoire, FAarce. 3]~
ouneaua d'arachidee 96.33 93,71 96,08 95.6 Sbn6ga~, Ma~i. 7chad. 3(~ )
~nili~ . . . 0,39 43,4 0.29 68.4 Medagascar [+1 j
~ Pr duitt min8r~ux :
~ 3 inersi d'aluminium 1 784,1 229,2 + 1 481.9 198 GulnAe ~4~i
5 hrome (minersi) . . . . . . . 77,5 35,8 ~ 37,9 14.8 Madagexar. ~F6
4 ~ er Iminereil 2 184.3 183,5 , 2 980,2 256,4 Meuritanie. Algbri~. 4~
4 9 sngenlse Iminersi) 388 140,83 835,5 186 Meroe. Gsbo~. S O
- ~ ~ 6tro1~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 517,5 2 749,7 ~ d 840.2 4 549,8 Alp6rie. Tuniaie. GnDon. Conuo rJ Z
hospha~e~ 3 521.7 835,37 2 533,3 504,8 Meroe. Tunisia. Toqa. SAnAgai. 5~F
.5 5 nnium Icorcentr6al 2,7 8ational production
of rice being some 25,000 tons below needs.
This evaluation received President Seyni Kountche's endorseme.zt in a
speech which he made on Saturday on the occasion of Niger's 20th inde-
pendence anniversary. He noted that the rainy season seemed to be more
favorable for Niger than for the other countries of the Sahel and that
the rate of rainfall so far Itas been fairly regular and the distribution
of precipitation suff iciently satisfactory. However, he asked the farmers
to remain vigilant, "the struggle for food self-sufficiency" assuming,
according to him, accrued importance in the face of the deterioration
in Niger's terms of trade following a drop in uranium prices.
As each year, the crop result of the harvest will be known only around
mid-October, after President Kountche makes his rounds of all the coun-
try's departments.
According to departmental reports the rains have been abundant and
- generalized throughout the country, except for a few regions close to
Mali or located in eastern Niger near the Chadian border. The rains at
times have even caused serious damage as in Agades (northern Niger) where
an entire neighborhood in the to~wn was destroyed last month,
, The sowing of millet and sorghum, ataples of the Nigerians, could be
completed in the country's eestern and southern regions. Attacks by
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caterpillars, plant lice, or locusts have so far been negligible except
for Diffa Department (in southeastern Niger).
The northcrn regions, given to pastoral purposes, also benefited from
the rains and provide good pastureland for the herds of the nomads.
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NIGER
BRIEFS
INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES--Niger's hydrocarbon prices were raised on
4 August 1980. Thus, in Niamey the price of gasoline was increased from
124 to 150 CFA francs and that of high-test gasoline from 141 to 167 CFA
francs. The prices of petroleum and diesel oil are respectively 110 and
130 CFA francs. Prices vary from one region to another. Thus, gasoline
costs 150 CFA francs in Niamey compared to 182 CFA francs in Arlit. The
same is true of petroleum (ranging from 110 to 147 CFA francs) and diesel
oil (from 130 to 161 CFA francs). [Text] [Paris MARCHES TROPICAUX ET
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Tr'11~TZAI~TIA
BRIEFS
- IDA EDUCATIONAI, LOAN--At the end of July, the International Development
Association (IDA), a subsidiary af the World Bank, awarded to Tanzania a
$25 million credit fortthe ~nprmvement and development of pzimary and
_ secondary education through the seventh educational plan. Scientific and
mathematical studies will be strengthened, and the quality of education
will be improved at all levels, from:elementary to the university level.
[Text] [Paris MARCHES TROPICAUX ET *4EDITERRANEENS in French 22 Aug 80 p
2091) 9174
EFFECTS OF LACK OF REFINERY MAINTENANCE--Metal Box Tanzania, Ltd. was
obliged to shut down production for several days at the end of Ju1y, due to
- an interruption in the supply of gas needed for welding operations. Pro- -
duction was resumed after Tiper (Tanzania/Italian Petroleum Refinery)
resumed deliveries; the shortage was caused by a shutdown of the refinery =
for mainter.ance work, and Metal Box exhausted its stocks of gas. The
Tanzanian press stressed the impor*_ance of this problem, because rfetal Box,
which produces some 2.5 million metal boxes per week, plus some 5 million _
components for various types of packag~tng, supplies the principal iood
industries of the country, in particular Tanganyika Packers, Tanzania Tea
Blenders, `Jegetable Oil Industries at Mwanga, etc. [Text] [Paris MARCHES
TROPICAUX ET MEDITERRANEENS in French 22 Aug 80 p 2091J 9174
MEASURES TO STREAMLINE DOMESTIC CONIMERCE--In July, the Tanzanian government
published a list of inercha.*~dise (Government Order No. 11Q of 18 July 1980, -
regarding enforcement of the Reg~ilation of Trade Act 1980), produced locally
- or imported, which must necessarily be sold by specially designated merchants,
_ for the purpose of streamlining domestic trade. Z~ao basic categories were
established for the merchandise: those which must be sold by the National
Trading Companies (NTC) and those which must be sold by the Regional Trading
Companies (RTC). These measures affect some 200 items. Thus: the Agri-
cultural and Industrial Supplies Company (Aisco) will have a monopoly for
distribution of chemical products for agriculture, corn mi11s, rice huskers,
concrete mixers, hand saws, etc.; the Building Hardware and Electrical ~
Supplies Company (Bhesco) will have a monopoly on distribution of inetal
wire, galvanized pipe, cable, etc.; the Domestic Appliances and Bicycle
Company (Dabco) on air conditioners, refrigerators, cook~to~res, water
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heaters, radios, sewing machines, etc.; General Foods Company (Gefco) for
crackers, cheese and butter, cooking oils, fruits, wine from the Dodoma vine-
_ yards, etc.; Household Supplies Company (Hosco) will distribute about 30
products, including matches, bedding, notebooks, etc.; the National Pharma-
ceuticals Company (Napco) is responsible for nearly 50 items (perfumes,
diainfectants, various cosmetics, etc.). Cement, sugar, galvanized sheet
metal for roofing, food products from the National Milling Corporation (NMC)
and salt from local salt works, will be reserved for regional trade companies,
the RTC cited above. [Text] [Paris MARCHES TROPICAUX ET MEDITERIZANEENS in
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TRADE, FINANCIAL STATISTICS NOTED
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[Excerpts] Recent data on the overall economic situation: The Central
Bank of the West African States (BCEAO) devoted one of its lateat
bulletins on economic and monetary statistics to Togo.
The principal agricultural crops of the 1978-1979 campaign totaled
12,602 tons of cacao (-4,084 tone co~roared with the preceding campaign),
_ 6,229 tons of coffee (+1,522 tons), 12,674 tons o� cotton seed including
11,823 tons of Allen (+8,157 tons), 1,217 tons of karite (-5,492 tona)
and 5,758 tons of palmetto (+4,981 tona). The value of the harvest -
amounted to 2.5 billion CFA for cacao, 1 billion CFA for coffee, and
0.8 billion CFA for cotton seed.
Phosphates exports for 1979 approached 3 million tons (0.2 million tons
over 19783, �~hich at an average p rice of 7,693 CFA per ton provided
23 billion CFA of export revenues (+0.8 billion). Since the beginning
of exploitation, or since 1962, the total exportis of the Togolese Mining
Co~any of Benin and the Togolese Phosphates Office which succeeded it
- have risen to 29.3 million tons, representing an accrued value of 177.6
billion CFA.
During the first 4 months of 1980, traffic in the port of Lome increased
to 327,000 tons unloaded (including 162,400 tons of petroleum producta
and 68,900 tone of clinker) and to 212,300 tons loaded (including 7,300
tona of cacao and 2,000 tons of coffee).
The budget for fiscal year 1980 receipts and expenses was set at 67.2
billion CFA (+2.4 billion over the preceding year). The public debt is
15 billion CFA (+1.2 billion over 1979), and the volume of procurement
costs was set at 7.4 billion (-5.2 billion).
By the end of March 1980, however, net foreign credits had reached an
- exchange value of 8.1 billion CFA, an improvement of 1.7 billion over 1979.
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