Qat is a natural amphetamine cultivated in the Horn of Africa. Its leaves are chewed by
millions of people around the world, nurturing a
business worth billions that connects the Kenyan and Ethiopian highlands to lands as far as the UK, the United States and China.
Labelled as a ‘
drug of abuse’ by the World Health
Organisation, Qat has been banned in most European countries for charges
over funding international terrorism. Nonetheless, the qat
trade provides livelihood to millions.
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