Cameroon: rush for bagged whiskey before its final withdrawal from the market
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In Cameroon, the sale of whiskey in sachets and cans has been banned for eight years.
Its final withdrawal will take place on December 31, 2022. © SCOTLAND-INDEPENDENCE/GROUNDGAME REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Files
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In Cameroon, the sale of whiskey in sachets and cans has been banned for eight years for public health reasons.
After several moratoriums, the deadline of December 31, 2022 was set by the government for the final withdrawal of products from the market.
Some merchants and consumers flock to this alcohol to stock up in anticipation of the end of the year.
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With our correspondent in Yaoundé
,
Richard Onanena
Ismaël knows almost everything about bagged whiskey.
We met this consumer near the Mokolo market in Youndé.
Like him, the inhabitants of this popular district of the capital do not have the means to afford better: “
Am I
going to stay at the bar to drink the 650 CFA francs stuff?
I don't have them
!
How do I do
?
Am I going to fly
?
".
100 or 150 CFA francs are enough to afford a bag, hence the nickname whiskey of the poor.
This drink, which contains approximately 43 degrees of alcohol, attracts lovers of strong sensations.
"All the poor drink whiskey in a bag"
“
I can even take two or four like that I leave, I sleep.
The choice is not only because it is cheaper, there is also the dose of alcohol which is a little stronger than beer
”, he continues.
The deadline of December 31, 2022 has been set for the final withdrawal of these products from the market.
While waiting to see if this date will be respected, business continues for Alex, a bagged whiskey seller.
“
Me, I sold at least two to three boxes between yesterday and today.
During the holidays, all the poor drink the whiskey in sachets.
There are those who are stocking up to sell it more, we are already tending towards the end of the year
”.
One week before the new deadline, sales are not falling.
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