We Were Never Driven By Profit Margins Alone - Africa’s Tobacco Mogul Rujugiro
January 29, 2019: In 1978, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa entered the world of cigarette-manufacturing. He is now the biggest indigenous manufacturer in Africa with footprints in nine African countries. For the last 40 years, Ayabatwa, has run a highly successful business operation in an industry dominated by a handful of multinational corporations.
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Why Nigeria needs a huge tobacco tax hike to curb smoking
January 22, 2019: Cigarette sales in most African countries are going up all the time. But smoking rates are much lower than in high-income countries. Because of these comparatively lower smoking prevalence rates – combined with the urgent need to address infectious diseases – tobacco control policies have largely not been prioritised.
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Kenya: Illicit tobacco business thriving in Kakamega despite ban
January 22, 2019: Businessmen in Kakamega are engaging in illicit tobacco trade as law enforces seem to give it a blind eye. Traders get the commodity from as far as Eastern counties and distribute it in Kakamega. Some of the traders are using a poorly maintained public market to engage in the illicit trade.
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Smoke-Free Places And Sale Control For Minors In The New Tobacco Law In Cape Verde
January 22, 2019: The fight against tobacco in Cape Verde will go through a ban on smoking indoors and control of sales to minors, according to a plan that will help implement the new law that is expected to be approved soon.
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