Gambia: Gambia Spends D14.4 Billion Annually on Cigarettes – Expert –

By Kemo Kanyi

The Gambia spends an estimated 14.4 billion dalasis annually on cigarettes, according to Omar Conteh, Head of the Tobacco Industry Monitoring Team and Programme Coordinator at RAID–The Gambia.

Mr. Conteh said the country does not manufacture tobacco products but serves mainly as a consumption market, hosting companies that import and distribute tobacco and nicotine products.

He disclosed that national tobacco use prevalence stands at 16.7 percent, with men aged 25–44…