Appeal target (current): CHF 750,000 (USD 731,134 or EUR 462,475);

Appeal coverage: donor support is currently being recorded, and will be made available in the next update

Appeal history:

- This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 11 July 2008 for CHF 750,000 for 2

months to assist 47,500 beneficiaries.

- Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF): CHF 483,047 was allocated from the Federation's DREF to support the national society to respond.

Summary:

Summary of crises with major changes since beginning of 2008

For this reason, the International Federation

Summary: CHF 69,940 (USD 58,090 or EUR 42,389) was allocated from the Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 31 August, 2007 to support the national society in delivering

This report covers the period of 01/01/06 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process.

In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International Federation with its global network, works to accomplish its Global Agenda, partnering with local community and civil society to prevent and alleviate human suffering from disasters, diseases and public health emergencies.

Programme summary:

In keeping with its mandate, the Federation

- Four French tourists killed in Mauritania

- An anti-tank mine exploded in southern Niger

- The Niger government warns against sabotage acts

- Hostages detained by rebels are to be released on 28 December

- Mali and Guinea make efforts to bring durable solutions to border conflict

- Agricultural production decrease in Cape Verde, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal

- Disarmament launched in Côte d'Ivoire

- Avian flu detected in Benin

- Future opening of an OHCHR office in West Africa

- Dear cost of living cause violent protests in Senegal

1- PRIX DES CEREALES : pour le sac de 100 kg, en FCFA (prix à la consommation)

1-1- MALI AMASSA - AFRIQUE VERTE MALI
Source : OMA et Réseau des animateurs

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The West Africa region continues to experience the devastating consequences of two decades of complex emergencies and recurrent natural disasters. One of the poorest regions of the world, its problems are compounded by geographical and logistical challenges, such as large expanses of landlocked areas and extremely poor transportation networks. Poverty, the lack of basic social services, and weak governance have all resulted in extreme vulnerability to recurrent disasters, epidemics, violence, insecurity and population displacements.

Le Niger a connu ces dernières années toute une série de phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes. Après une longue période de sécheresse qui a fait la une des journaux en 2005, des trombes d'eau se sont abattues sur le pays en juillet et août derniers. En marge de l'Assemblée générale de la Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge qui se tient en ce moment à Genève, nous avons demandé à M. Ali Bandiaré, Président de la Croix-Rouge du Niger,