Khat

Khat or qat (Catha edulis, Arabic: القات‎ al-qāt; Amharic: ጫት ch’at) is a flowering plant native to Ethiopia. Khat contains the alkaloid cathinone, a stimulant, which is said to cause excitement, loss of appetite, and euphoria. Among communities from the areas where the plant is native, khat chewing has a history as a social custom dating back thousands of years analogous to the use of coca leaves in South America and betel nut in Asia.The World Health Organization (WHO) classified it in 1980 as a drug of abuse that can produce psychological dependence, although the WHO does not consider khat …

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IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 12 March 2024 English

This paper looks at how terrorism has thrived in the East African region, the evolving nature of criminality and terrorism, and the crime-terror nexus in the coastal and maritime areas …

in the illicit drug trade, illegally importing khat from Kenya into Tanzania and trafficking hard drugs Daghar, “Drug Trafficking: Permitting the Regional Khat Trade Could Stop Its Smuggling”, ENACT, 2021, available


UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 7 March 2024 French

S'appuyant sur le processus de mise en œuvre de la Classification internationale au niveau national et sur le rapport ONUDC-INEGI sur les statistiques de la criminalité et de la justice …

1 kilogramme de trois types de drogues (héroïne, khat et cocaïne), la quantité saisie et le lieu où la


World Bank Group · 27 February 2024 English

constructio n of three historical sites in t he Khat-lon region (Hulbuk F or-tress, Khoja Mashad Madr


GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 19 February 2024 French

Bien qu’il n’existe pas de données quantitatives fiables sur la consommation de drogues en Afrique de l’Ouest, des entretiens avec des consommateurs de drogue (PWUD) et des professionnels de l’application …

récemment aux côtés du plus traditionnel cannabis, du khat et de l’héroïne106. Le marché sud-africain de la fr/publications/ opioïde le plus courant, après le khat et la codéine. Le Document de recherche OCWAR-T


GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 19 February 2024

Ao contrário dos mercados tradicionais de drogas à base de plantas, os mercados de drogas sintéticas não necessitam de relações transnacionais estabelecidas, de uma logística complexa e dispendiosa, de áreas …

a par da presença mais tradicional de canábis, khat e heroína.106 O já antigo mercado sul-africano de l’usage et terceiro opiáceo mais comum, depois do khat e da codeína. l’impact des consommations de « chimique


World Bank Group · 14 February 2024 French

réglementation. Article 123 : Alcool, drogue et usage du khat. Il est interdit à toute personne d’introduire ou 42 entreprises, des boissons alcoolisées, du khat ou toute autre drogue. Article 124 : Responsabilités


GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 9 February 2024 English

In Togo, interviews were carried out in the nation’s capital, Lomé, and Cinkassé, a town on the border with Ghana and Burkina Faso and a main transit point for a …

alongside the more traditional presence of cannabis, khat and heroin.106 South Africa’s long-standing methaqualone of Health and Quality most common opioid, after khat and codeine. Notably, of Life, National drug observatory


AU: African Union · 6 February 2024 French

A cet égard, il est essentiel de mettre en place une surveillance épidémiologique nationale de la consommation, de la production et du trafic de stupéfiants de lancer des travaux de …

producteurs de CUA, DREA et de khat à bénéficier des cannabis et de khat pour participer Ministère du Travail/Département


AU: African Union · 6 February 2024 English

The overall objective of the AUPA (2019-2025) is to improve the health, security and socio-economic well-being of the people of Africa by addressing drug trafficking and problematic drug use in …

engaged Ministry of cannabis and khat to producers of cannabis and khat in Agriculture become beneficiaries


AU: African Union · 6 February 2024 Portuguese

Medidas destinadas a reduzir a oferta de droga e a combater os factores que favorecem o tráfico de droga: armas de fogo, corrupção e branqueamento de capitais, que se ocupam …

produtores de cannabis e Agricultura e khat a tornarem-se khat em projectos nacionais AUC DREA beneficiários


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