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How the khat lobby helped reopen the Kenya-Somalia border

Trade groups behind the plant, a popular stimulant, put pressure on Kenyan authorities to end the 15-year closure.
A Somali trader handling khat.
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US withdrawal from multiple UN agencies raises alarm in Kenya

Nairobi is the organization’s largest hub in the Global South.
United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi.
James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images