During the week 6-13 August theydelivered a further 800 tonnes. Approximately 2,200 tonnes of food arerequired monthly to meet Malanje's needs. The planting season for the next harvest is due to take place in Septemberand October. There is a severe shortageof land in secure areas, and a lack of seeds and tools. A poor harvest will intensify the problems faced by Angola.
Many thousands ofthese continue to flee to government-controlled areas.
The international humanitarian organisations active in Angola have beenstriving to meet the ever increasing demands. The UN Food and AgriculturalOrganisation has stated that Angola has the worst problems of 16 countriesreceiving emergency food aid. This donation will make up morethan a third of the total needed by the WFP in 1999. The British NGO Oxfam has announced that it needs to triple its water andsanitation projects in Huambo, Malanje and Cuito, which will cost a further1.2 million. Oxfam hopes to raise the funds from institutional donors suchas the European Union or the British government's Department for International Development.