35 organisations from 23 African countries call for the removal of Philip Morris International (PMI) from all engagements related to the Africa Trade & Customs Week Summit 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lomé 02 November, 2022 35 organisations from 23 African countries have denounced the brandishing of Philip Morris International (PMI) as one of the sponsors of the AFRICA TRADE & CUSTOMS WEEK SUMMIT 2022, and called for the withdrawal of the tobacco multinational from all engagements related to the summit which is scheduled to...
Tobacco giants help fund Putin’s war machine with £7bn in taxes
Tobacco companies have paid almost £7bn in taxes to the Kremlin since the invasion of Ukraine, despite vowing to pull out of Russia. Analysis by The Telegraph of Russian Treasury figures shows that the Kremlin has received 480bn roubles (£6.8bn) from the tobacco industry in the eight months since Putin launched his war. London-based British American...
Farmers want to be allowed to get fertilizer on loan from tobacco companies
Farmers in Mzimba have asked Parliament to amend the Tobacco Act to allow tobacco companies to provide loans to tobacco farmers for production of crops such as maize, saying tobacco farmers have no access to fertilizer under Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) and they cannot afford to buy fertilizer on their own due to high...
L’Alliance contre le tabac veut interdire une cigarette électronique fruitée
13 % des 13-16 ans ont testé la Puff, cette petite cigarette colorée apparue en 2020. L’Alliance contre le tabac demande son interdiction immédiate. Banane, fruits rouges, ou encore whisky et mojito… La Puff se décline sous tous les parfums. Pas étonnant qu'elle rencontre un tel succès auprès des adolescents. Débarquée en France en 2020,...
Monitoring Works: How Reporting Leads to Progress
There’s an old maxim: What can be measured can be managed. A new report by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), a partner in STOP, proves that adage to be true—to the benefit of public health. In 2021, civil society groups in 80 countries “measured” how well their governments were protecting...
New smoking laws for South Africa – how government plans to stop lawbreakers
Strict new smoking laws for South Africa will soon be tabled before the National Assembly, where the Department of Health wants to tighten its control on where smokers can light up, and better regulate the emerging vaping sector. Broadly, the draft laws cast a wide net to create zero-smoking spaces in public areas while also...
“A cleaner, healthier city”: Expanding smoke-free spaces in Cape Town
Since 2020, the city of Cape Town has been working with the Partnership for Healthy Cities to increase smoke-free compliance in public buildings and raise awareness about the harms of second-hand tobacco smoke. Tobacco prevalence in South Africa is estimated to be around 20% of the adult population (aged 15+)1 and causes thousands of...
West Nile Roots for Horticulture as Alternative to Tobacco
Farmers and locals in West Nile have been stuck to growing tobacco and Simsim as their main source of income over the years. But the leaders have now commenced a transition from traditional tobacco growing to horticulture for both food and employment purposes. Local leaders in West Nile under their umbrella body West Nile Development...
406 Acres Of Ex-Tobacco Land Now Under Alternative Crops
MIGORI, Kenya, Oct 25 – A total of 406 acres of tobacco farms in Migori County have been transformed alternative crops by tobacco growers. The Tobacco Free Farms Project started in 2021 with 370 acres across four wards and saw an upward projection of 134 tonnes to 200 tonnes of beans production. The success of...
Group partners states to check tobacco consumption among girls
Public Relations Strategist, 7even Interactive, Ese Aluko (left); Market Lead, Ghana and Nigeria for SKY Girls, Alice Railton; Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo and General Manager Operations, 7even Interactive for SKY Girls, Adenike Odutola at the official launch of SKY Girls Nigeria, an empowerment movement for teenage girls A Pan African group,...
