Press Releases
FCFA's official statements on consumer policy developments across Africa.
Press Release · Nairobi, Kenya · 4 OCTOBER 2026
The Foundation for Consumer Freedom Advancement (FCFA) has condemned the flavour ban in Kenya's Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024, after the Senate Health Committee cleared the bill recommending only minimal revisions, calling it paternalism that punishes adult consumers for the government's own failure to enforce age restrictions.
Read the press release →Press Release · Lagos, Nigeria · 4 OCTOBER 2026
The Foundation for Consumer Freedom Advancement (FCFA) has urged Nigeria's House of Representatives to reject the proposed sugar-sweetened beverage levy, calling it what it is: a blunt, regressive tax on consumer choice that punishes shoppers, hits low-income households hardest, and cannot demonstrate meaningful public health gains.
Read the press release →Press Release · Lagos, Nigeria · 29 JUNE 2026
The Foundation for Consumer Freedom Advancement calls on the Federal Government to pause its alcohol excise escalation, warning the hike will push price-sensitive Nigerians toward untested, unregulated drink.
Read the press release →Press Release · Lagos, Nigeria · 6 JUNE 2026
Nigeria's Senate has replaced the ₦10 per litre sugary drinks excise with a percentage levy tied to retail prices, with the exact structure left to the Minister of Finance. FCFA is calling on the House of Representatives to decline concurrence until the rate is fixed in law, capped, and tested against household food budgets.
Read the press release →Press Release · Lagos, Nigeria · 30 MAY 2026
On World Vape Day, FCFA examines what a five-country Ipsos survey of 4,000 households reveals about safer nicotine products, and what it should mean for African policymakers writing tobacco and nicotine policy.
Read the press release →Press Release · Kenya · 22 MAY 2026
Kenya's Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2024 erases the distinction between cigarettes and reduced-risk products. FCFA is calling on Kenyan lawmakers to reopen public participation and rewrite the legislation around risk proportionality.
Read the press release →Press Release · Nigeria · 15 MAY 2026
FCFA calls on FCCPC and NAFDAC to publish explicit scope rules before their new partnership starts pulling legal products from Nigerian shelves.
Read the press release →Press Release · South Africa · 25 FEBRUARY 2026
FCFA responds to calls to raise South Africa's Health Promotion Levy ahead of the 2026 budget, urging policymakers to deliver transparency before consumer cost.
Read the press release →Press Release · Nigeria · 27 NOVEMBER 2025
FCFA responds to the Nigerian Senate hearing on the proposal to raise the SSB excise tax from ₦10 to ₦130 per litre.
Read the press release →Press Release · Nigeria · 26 JUNE 2025
FCFA responds to the signing of Nigeria's Tax Reform Acts, urging that the new tax architecture must remain accountable to ordinary Nigerians.
Read the press release →Press Release · Kenya · 31 MAY 2025
FCFA responds to Kenya's suspension of all licences for the manufacture, importation, and sale of nicotine products.
Read the press release →Press Release · Africa · 31 MAY 2025
FCFA's statement on World No Tobacco Day 2025, responding to the WHO theme on industry tactics with a consumer-rights framing.
Read the press release →Press Release · Ghana · 2 APRIL 2025
FCFA welcomes the repeal of Ghana's Electronic Transfer Levy as a victory for everyday consumer access to digital financial services.
Read the press release →Press Release · South Africa · 19 MARCH 2025
FCFA's submission to South Africa's renewed public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill.
Read the press release →Press Release · Africa · 31 MAY 2024
FCFA's statement on World No Tobacco Day 2024, supporting child protection while urging policymakers to preserve adult access to safer alternatives.
Read the press release →Press Release · Kenya · 9 MAY 2024
FCFA responds to Kenya's Finance Bill 2024, including the digital service tax, mobile airtime levy, and Significant Economic Presence Tax.
Read the press release →Press Release · Africa · 18 FEBRUARY 2024
FCFA welcomes the adoption of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol and calls for consumer voice in the supplementary annex negotiations.
Read the press release →Press Release · Nigeria · 29 AUGUST 2023
FCFA responds to the Federal Government of Nigeria's commitment to align the SSB excise tax with the WHO 20% recommendation.
Read the press release →Press Release · Africa · 31 MAY 2023
FCFA's statement on World No Tobacco Day 2023, calling for adult access to safer alternatives and respect for the consumers and farmers caught between top-down policy and household reality.
Read the press release →Press Release · Nigeria · 30 MARCH 2023
FCFA responds to CAPPA's call for a higher tax on Nigeria's sugar-sweetened beverages, urging policymakers to focus on transparency and earmarking before any rate increase.
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