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Somalia's Bakool bans miraa consumption

Beth Mbaya for Meru County Tourism Directorate displays khat (Miraa) at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre,Nairobi. (Photo/Elvis Ogina)

NAIROBI, KENYA: A federal region in Somalia has banned miraa consumption, causing panic in the local export chain.

Exporters fear the ban announced by the Bakool region could trigger a larger crisis in the embattled sub-sector.

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