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Open Cigarette Sales Leave Brikama's Children Vulnerable to Addiction

By Nelson Manneh A 10-year-old boy in Brikama says he smokes at least 10 cigarettes a day after becoming addicted while regularly buying cigarettes for an adult relative, raising concerns over weak enforcement of The Gambia’s tobacco laws and the growing exposure of children to tobacco products. The child said he began smoking while he was in Primary Two after being sent several times each day to buy cigarettes. Speaking to this reporter at the …
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Foroyaa Newspaper broke the news on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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