http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/niger.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20080719133338367C576662 http://tobacco.org/news/274805.html Niamey - Smokers in the desert state of Niger who break newly enforced anti-smoking laws by lighting up in public or at work, face punishments of up to three months in prison, the government said on Friday. Smugglers, bandits and rebels in Niger profit from the illegal trans-Saharan cigarette trade - estimated by analysts to be worth $1-billion a year - criss-crossing the impoverished West African state's lawless north. The government's council of ministers in the faraway southwestern capital decided late on Thursday to adopt ways of applying a May 2006 anti-smoking law, it said in a statement. The Independent Online Niger Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7612387.stm http://tobacco.org/news/271164.html Niger's government has issued a decree enforcing a ban on smoking in public places and on communal transport. A BBC reporter in the capital, Niamey, says the ban can be applied with immediate effect. But he says it is not clear if there will be a period of grace during a planned public information campaign. BBC Online Niger Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.reuters.com/article/africaCrisis/idUSL18922571 http://tobacco.org/news/268980.html Smokers in the desert state of Niger who break newly enforced anti-smoking laws by lighting up in public or at work, face punishments of up to three months in prison, the government said on Friday. Smugglers, bandits and rebels in Niger profit from the illegal trans-Saharan cigarette trade -- estimated by analysts to be worth $1 billion a year -- criss-crossing the impoverished West African state's lawless north. The government's council of ministers in the faraway southwestern capital decided late on Thursday to adopt ways of applying a May 2006 anti-smoking law, it said in a statement. Reuters Niger Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://member.globalink.org/108343 http://tobacco.org/news/232841.html The Court of Appeal of Niamey has confirmed the first judgement (18 months in jail!). There is still the possibility to go to the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation). The people locally have been shocked by this decision and the newspaper Le Republicain has launched an internet petition of its own. You can sign it by going to http://www.republicain-niger.com/... GlobaLink Niger Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT