Tobacco Control in Africa - TCA

South Africa's new tobacco control bill to come

A report about the meeting that took place in Johannesburg

Source: the Star on line edition.

Cameroun: l'impact de la contrebande

Cet article publié en octobre 2007 dans Jeune Afrique.

Le Kenya ne plaisante pas avec la loi antitabac

Désormais, il est interdit de fumer dans les lieux publics dans la capitale kenyane, ainsi qu'à Nakuru, ville située à 150 kilomètres au nord-ouest, et dans la ville portuaire et touristique de Mombasa. Une amie venue me rendre visite de Paris n'en croyait pas ses oreilles.

Rwanda Will Move to Control Tobacco Advertising

Rwanda's health ministry has vowed to take serious measures against tobacco advertisement in the country. The ministry according to the director of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) seeks to effect a total ban on advertising and promoting tobacco.
Source: All Africa and East African Business Week

Illicit Tobacco Trade: Africa Must Unite

This article by Adeola Akinremi was published in the Bulletin  (pdf) of the COP2 conference.

The soul of Africa is on the line as Big Tobacco recently matched plans with action by opening manufacturing plants in Senegal, Mauritius and other African countries.

Le Cameroun: un paradis pour la British American Tobacco?

Cet article signé Suzie De Larosière-Mbouangouore Limbepe a été publié dans le numéro 66 (30 juin 2007) du Bulletin de l'Alliance consacré à COP2.
La British American Tobacco est implantée au Cameroun comme dans beaucoup d’autres pays et a même une filiale, la BAT-CEMAC, qui couvre la région appelée la Communauté des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale. Face au contexte favorable dans lequel évolue cette multinationale, nous sommes en droit de nous demander si cette Afrique en miniature comme nous aimons à l’appeler n’est pas un paradis pour les compagnies de tabac.

Tabagisme passif, la parole aux femmes et aux enfants

Un article dans La Presse de Tunis qui présente des témoignages de la vie quotidienne.

Interdiction de fumer dans les transports publics à Djibouti

Encore un article de La Nation :) assorti d'un édito sur le tabagisme passif, un danger pour la santé.
Quelques jours auparavant le journal avait rendu compte des nouveaux engagements du gouvernement: le tabac en ligne de mire.

Une association antitabac à Djibouti

Un article de La Nation nous présente l'ADAT, Association Djiboutienne Anti Tabac.

Anti-Smoking Campaign In Tunisia

As explained on the Tunisian blog subzeroblue.

How I Quit Smoking by Samadou Coulibaly (from Burkina Faso) on YouTube

Samadou Coulibaly is from Burkina Faso. He smoked for 25 years and tells how he quit 7 years ago. He also explains why he favors smoke-free public places. In French. On YouTube.
Filmed by Mike and Jean.

Another excellent example on how to use YouTube for tobacco control :)

Another excellent example on how to use YouTube for tobacco control :)

Samadou Coulibaly, de Bobo Dioulasso, raconte sur YouTube quand il a cessé de fumer

Samadou Coulibaly est professeur d'anglais à Bobo Dioulasso. Il a fumé pendant 25 ans et cela fait 7 ans qu'il a cessé. Il raconte sur   YouTube.  C'est ce type de vidéos que l'on devrait développer.

Au Sénégal, les Verts voudraient interdire de fumer dans les lieux publics ainsi que la publicité

Nous ferons en sorte qu'on ne fume plus dans les lieux publics et proposerons l'interdiction de la publicité sur le tabac, comme cela se fait un peu partout dans le monde. Au Sénégal, quelque 6.000 à 7.000 personnes meurent de tabagisme chaque année et on n'en parle pas.

Source: All Africa - Le Soleil -Dakar

Big Tobacco expands in West Africa

It appears that the tried and true aggressive marketing tactics of American owned multi-national tobacco companies are working in developing nations. For the past few years, Philip Morris and its cohorts have stepped up the aggressive marketing of their deadly products to African youth and young women.
Source: San Francisco Bay View article by Carol McGruder

Les déboires de la tabaculture en Côte d'Ivoire

Cet article détaille les difficultés liées aux troubles mais on remarquera que cela n'empêche pas d'offir un véhicule 4x4 à un haut responsable de la police...

Source: Le Temps - Abidjan

Kano State Files Suit Against The Tobacco Industry

Kano State government has joined Lagos State to initiate a legal action against tobacco companies in Nigeria.

Source: This Day

Interview With Lutgard Kokulinda Kagaruki of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Source: Rendez-vous 166 - May 12, 2007

Thank you Lutgard for taking the time to be with us.
May I ask you to introduce yourself by telling us a little about your personal background (education, professional experience) and when, how and why you got involved in tobacco control?
Lutgard Kokulinda Kagaruki: My name is Lutgard Kolulinda Kagaruki. I hold a MSc & Postgraduate Diploma in Medical and Veterinary Parasitology. I am Principal Livestock Research Officer at the Animal Diseases Research Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Akinbode Oluwafemi, Environmental Rights Action's Manager In Lagos, Nigeria

Source : Rendez-vous 165 - May 7, 2007
Thank you Bode for taking the time to answer my questions. May I ask you to introduce yourself?

Akinbode Oluwafemi: My name is Akinbode Oluwafemi. I am the Programme Manager of Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria, Nigeria's foremost environmental campaign group. For over seven years, I have been involved in tobacco control activities both at the national and international levels.

Q1. I just read about ERA filing a lawsuit with the Lagos State government against BAT, Philip Morris International and the Tobacco Institute for "negligence, public nuisance, liability, conspiracy to commit actionable wrongs" and asking for $21 billion in compensation.

Can you tell (a little) about the background of this initiative? How does an NGO links up with a State Government? Are there any precedents in Nigeria of such initiatives against big corporations? What gives you confidence that the lawsuit would achieve its end?

Source : Rendez-vous 165 - May 7, 2007
Thank you Bode for taking the time to answer my questions. May I ask you to introduce yourself?

Akinbode Oluwafemi: My name is Akinbode Oluwafemi. I am the Programme Manager of Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria, Nigeria's foremost environmental campaign group. For over seven years, I have been involved in tobacco control activities both at the national and international levels.

Q1. I just read about ERA filing a lawsuit with the Lagos State government against BAT, Philip Morris International and the Tobacco Institute for "negligence, public nuisance, liability, conspiracy to commit actionable wrongs" and asking for $21 billion in compensation.