Exploring the Khat Trade in East Africa
Despite its global popularity, little is known about the international trade and economic role of the natural amphetamine-like stimulant.
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East Africa:
EAC Roots for Harmonisation of Drug Abuse Laws
New Times, 2 June 2011
The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General (Political Federation), Beatrice Kiraso, has called for uniform legislation of laws that will prohibit the use of drugs in… Read more »
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South Africa:
Somalian Man Held for Possession of R80 000 Worth of Drugs
Govt of SA, 5 July 2012
A 40 year old Somalian man was arrested at Cape Town International Airport after police found 99 bunches of the drug plant, khat in his possession last night. Read more »
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Africa:
The Costs of Archaic Drug Policies and Strategies
ISS, 27 September 2011
In June 2011, fifty years after the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and forty years after former US President Nixon launched the US government's 'War on… Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabab Bans Chewing, Selling Khat
Shabelle, 12 April 2012
The Islamist militants of Al shabab inSomaliahave banned Thursday chewing and trading the popular narcotic green leaves of Khat from many of their stronghold regions in southern… Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Sets a Light On Khat Just Outside of Mogadishu
Shabelle, 15 July 2011
Fighters loyal to Somalia's Al shabaab on Thursday torched sacks of Khat at Elasha Biyaha IDPs Camps, just outside of Mogadishu. Read more »
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Somalia:
Al Shabaab Imposes Ban On Selling Khat in Its Stronghold Areas
Shabelle, 9 July 2011
Al shabaab movement on Saturday imposed a ban on selling Kaht and smoking cigarette in their stronghold areas, IDPs camps just outside of Mogadishu in particular. Read more »
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East Africa:
Khat Chewing Raises Health Concerns in Region
MediaGlobal, 13 May 2010
Now that the East African drug-- commonly referred to as khat or miraa--is being exported to the US and the UK, global health organizations are financing research on the potential… Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Coffee, Khat Biggest Forex Earners
Addis Fortune, 2 August 2010
Ethiopia's total exports reached two billion dollars in the 2009/10 fiscal year. China, the United States, and India are major export destinations consisting of 36.5pc, 9.5pc, and… Read more »
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Somalia:
Khat-Chewing Contributes to Rise in Burao TB Patients
UNIRIN, 23 September 2010
The number of tuberculosis patients in Burao, in Somalia's self-declared independent republic of Somaliland, has increased because of khat use as well as rising displacement due to… Read more »
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Somalia:
Hizbul Islam Insurgents Impose Tax On Khat Trade
Garowe Online, 18 April 2010
Somalia's Islamist insurgent group Hizbul Islam has imposed tax on traders selling khat, a narcotic drug consumed widely in Somalia for its mild stimulant leaves, Radio Garowe… Read more »
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Somalia:
Hundreds Protest Khat Ban
Garowe Online, 25 March 2009
Hundreds of protestors took to the streets Wednesday in southern Somalia after Islamist militias banned the sale of popular narcotic khat inside city limits, Radio Garowe reports. Read more »
