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13Oct

Strengthening Tobacco Industry Monitoring in Sierra Leone: ATCA Leads Strategic Training and Advocacy Mission

From October 1st to 2nd, 2025, the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for Africa and Health for All Coalition, ATCA’s member organization in Sierra Leone, conducted a landmark training in Freetown to bolster national efforts in tobacco industry monitoring and response. The two-day workshop convened 30 dynamic participants...

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28Aug

ATCA intervenes at the 75th Session of the WHO Regional Committee

At the 75th session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa (RC75) held in Lusaka from 25 to 27 August 2025, ATCA called for effective taxation of harmful products like tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods, and for earmarking of part of the revenue from these taxes to fund public health.

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13Aug

ATCA applauds Senegal’s Bold Tobacco Tax Reform: A Model for Africa’s Path to Self-Sufficiency

The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has applauded the Government of Senegal for its groundbreaking decision to raise tobacco taxes from 70% to 100%, a move that marks a significant stride toward self-sufficiency and sustainable development in Africa. This policy shift, unveiled as part of Senegal’s national recovery plan, is not only a fiscal milestone...

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12Aug

ATCA Calls Out the Tobacco Industry for Tobacco Promotion in the Metaverse

The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) is raising urgent concerns over the tobacco industry’s latest tactics… this time in the metaverse. A recent Guardian investigation has revealed how smoking avatars and branded content are being used to glamorize tobacco use in virtual environments, many of which are frequented by young users and lack adequate...

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02Jul

Kenya : Government suspends tobacco licences in crackdown on youth nicotine use

Kenya has suspended all licences for the manufacture, importation, sale and promotion of nicotine products, ordering vendors to reapply within 21 days under stricter conditions. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the directive during World No Tobacco Day on May 31, as 5.5 tonnes of seized tobacco-related products were destroyed at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in...

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02Jul

Ghana: No Tobacco Day – MP urges ban on flavoured tobacco products

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, Joycelyn Quashie, has called for a total ban on flavoured tobacco and nicotine products as part of efforts to protect the youth by shielding them from targeted marketing tactics employed by the tobacco industry. She explained that the tobacco industry, facing declining numbers in traditional markets, had...

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02Jul

Ghana: Beware of tobacco industry manipulators; devise strategies to protect the youth — North Dayi MP to gov’t

The Member of Parliament for the North Dayi Constituency, Hon. Joycelyn Quashie, has called on the Government of Ghana to take decisive action by developing policies and strategies aimed at shielding citizens from the deceptive practices of the tobacco industry. She urged the nation to position itself among countries that resist industry manipulation and...

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16Apr

NIGERIA: Increase Tobacco Control Fund for public health protection, NGOs urge FG

Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have called on the Federal Government to increase the Tobacco Control Fund (TCF) beyond the N13 million allocated to it in the national budget for 2025, in order to protect public health. The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation...

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10Apr

Tobacco-Free Farms Initiative in Kenya and Zambia

In March 2025, WHO and its partners held a virtual stakeholder consultation to review progress and share strategies for the Tobacco-Free Farms Initiative (TFF), implemented in Kenya and Zambia. This initiative aims to support smallholder farmers in transitioning from tobacco cultivation to sustainable alternative livelihoods that are healthier, more profitable, and environmentally friendly. Key achievements...

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28Mar

USA: Retailers will soon need a licence to sell cigarettes. But more is needed to control the illegal trade

Dubbed “the tobacco wars”, the illegal trade in untaxed tobacco products is reportedly booming in Australia. Some people see buying these cheap cigarettes as a way to save money. But as this week’s ABC Four Corners reported, it comes at great cost to the community, with fire-bombings, murder, serious crimes funded by illegal sales and a loss of crucial government funding for community...

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