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Let's describe the whole world! Qat in Somalia: The Multi-Million Dollar Battle | SomalilandPress.com. MOGADISHU (Somalilandpress) — It is a busy day here at the Qat stalls located just on the outskirts of the Bakara market. Hundreds of sandalled feet scuttle towards the stalls, in tumultuous excitement, and frantically rummage through the tightly bundled leaves in the hand-woven Qat baskets in order to pick out the moist, tender shoots. Scores of young men and women visit these stalls on a regular basis to purchase Qat – a mild stimulant with a bitter taste that a large number of the Somali population – in Somalia or abroad – is highly addicted to. Under the commotion and the emotional frenzy, tensions often rise and agitated customers as well as vendors seem to always be in a combative mood. But perspiring under the heat, the wide-eyed, and almost anaemic, Qat-sellers appear to be relishing this kind of atmosphere. ‘Hurry up Waryaa! The KM 50 airport was, until now, the largest Qat depot in Somalia.
Qat is considered an illegal substance in the regions controlled by the Islamists. Africa comments. HRW avril 2010. ICG Mai 2010. African Studies Center | Somalia Page. 25_Quotes on Somalis_abdikadir.pdf (application/pdf Object) BBC Somalia country profile. Created in 1960 from a former British protectorate and an Italian colony, Somalia collapsed into anarchy following the overthrow of the military regime of President Siad Barre in 1991. As rival warlords tore the country apart into clan-based fiefdoms, an internationally-backed unity government formed in 2000 struggled to establish control, and the two relatively peaceful northern regions of Somaliland and Puntland effectively broke away.
The seizure of the capital Mogadishu and much of the country's south by a coalition of Islamist shariah courts in 2006 prompted an intervention by Ethiopian, and later, African Union, forces. Since 2012, when a new internationally-backed government was installed, Somalia has been inching towards stability, but the new authorities still face a challenge from Al-Qaeda-aligned Al-Shabab insurgents. President: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Image copyright Getty Images He has expressed readiness to talk to the Islamist al-Shabab militants. Image copyright AFP.
Timeline Somalia. 19 December 2013Last updated at 06:05 ET A chronology of key events: Continue reading the main story Somali capital: Mogadishu The old port: Historic heart of Mogadishu Emerged as Arab settlement in 10th century Bought by Italy in 1905 Capital of independent Somalia from 1960 Estimated population: 1 million The Horn of Africa has been home to Somalis since ancient times. 1875 - Egypt occupies towns on Somali coast and parts of the interior. 1860s - France acquires foothold on the Somali coast, later to become Djibouti. 1887 - Britain proclaims protectorate over Somaliland. 1888 - Anglo-French agreement defines boundary between Somali possessions of the two countries. 1889 - Italy sets up a protectorate in central Somalia, later consolidated with territory in the south ceded by the sultan of Zanzibar. 1925 - Territory east of the Jubba river detached from Kenya to become the westernmost part of the Italian protectorate. 1940 - Italians occupy British Somaliland.
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