VIDEO: UK ban on drug khat worries growers

As a ban comes into force in the UK on Tuesday on the drug khat, the BBC's Anne Soy reports on concern about the economic impact of the move amongst Kenya's khat farmers.

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11 years ago

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Stimulant khat in illegal drug ban

A ban on possessing, selling and importing khat, a plant used as a stimulant by Somali communities, takes effect in the UK.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Inside Mogadishu's khat market

Khat - a plant used as a stimulant - was banned as a class C drug in the UK earlier this year. This has meant that its mainly Kenyan producers and exporters have been forced to direct their supplies closer to home, to Somalia.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Plight of Zimbabwe tobacco growers

The number of small-scale tobacco growers in Zimbabwe has risen by 80% since President Robert Mugabe's controversial farm seizures in 2000, but a lack of investment is holding farmers back.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Investigating Britain's khat habit

Home Secretary Theresa May is banning a herb called khat, a stimulant chewed by large sections of the Somali community and grown mainly in East Africa.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Worries over new Serengeti roads

Tanzanians want better roads to reach schools and markets, but more traffic could threaten the migration of animals across the country's Serengeti National Park.

 

9 years ago

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Video: Cassper Nyovest — No Worries

South African record producer and A-List rapper ‘Cassper Nyovest‘ who is all set to fill up the dome to day (31.10.2015) has ‘No Worries‘ as he put out another material to whet the appetite of his fans in anticipation of the big one #FillUpTheDome. Jiunge na Bongo5.com sasa Usipitwe!! Jiunge nasi kupitia Facebook, Twitter na […]

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Harare shop owner's street vendor worries

Liberty Kambonde is a Harare shop owner who says illegal vendors on the streets are hurting his business.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Cheap drug destroying SA townships

A cheap, highly addictive drug called nyaope is destroying impoverished townships in South Africa.

 

9 years ago

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VIDEO: Drug resistance increasing worldwide

Rising incomes in the developing world mean more people can afford medical care, but a new study has found that this is also helping spread resistance to antibiotics.

 

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