This article just published in Tobacco Control explains BAT's involvement in smuggling activities in Africa in the 1980s.
The map above that is included in the article is a map of 1987: "Flow and volume of BATUKE cigarettes via the contraband trade in West Africa (1987). Reproduced from the original document in the British American Tobacco Document Archive."
For BAT's point of view and most recent map.
Countries and regions in Africa with incidence of illicit trade over 12% according to BAT (2007 estimates)
Many countries are not listed (because BAT is not present in those countries?)
- Algeria
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Africa
Countries with incidence of illicit trade between 5% and 12%
- Angola
- Kenya
- Uganda
Countries with incidence of illicit trade of less than 5%
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Republic of Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Source: British American Tobacco estimates 2007
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