Oualata forms part of a quartet of fortified towns, or ksour, granted World Heritage status for their historical significance as trading and religious centres. Today, they preserve vestiges of a rich medieval past.
“For instance, if the order is unusually large, a producer can start asking questions,” she said. “I know some companies require their customers to testify that their goods would not be shipped to Russia.”Mechanisms for holding companies accountable, however, are limited, apart from The International Criminal Court, and only address the most direct examples of harm, such as where their components are used in weapons used to target civilians.
Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) maintains a database of foreign components reportedly found in Russian and Iranian weapons in Ukraine, listing thousands of items from dozens of countries including the US and many members of the EU.Among the companies named in the database are household brands including Bosch, Hitachi, Canon and LG.Bosch told Al Jazeera that it “instituted and maintains policies and procedures reasonably designed to meet and achieve regulatory compliance requirements, applicable export control laws and regulations."
"It is our goal to prevent Bosch products from being used in a way that violates sanctions at the end of the direct or indirect supply chain within our sphere of influence,” a spokesperson said.Other companies named in the database did not reply to Al Jazeera.
While the sale of goods with military applications can breach clear ethical and legal lines, ordinary consumer products occupy a more ambiguous space.
The aim of corporate exodus should not be “to punish the population for what their government is doing”, Skybenko said.It is known as blue tea because of its colour, which then changes to purple when lemon juice is added. It’s caffeine free and made from a concoction of floral petals from the blue pea flower.
Baobab leaf tea is traditionally used in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa as a mild herbal remedy and nutritional drink.Unlike most herbal teas, which are often floral or fruity, baobab leaf tea has a mildly earthy or even slightly bitter taste, a bit like spinach water.
Philippines, Central America, AfricaThe tea is made from the leaves of the guava tree, which have an earthy flavour. In Philippine culture, it is said to have medicinal benefits for soothing stomach aches and bathing wounds.