EU anti-smoking laws threaten African trade

Tobacco producing countries like Malawi say new proposals will further damage struggling economies.

The European Union is proposing tough new anti-smoking laws to discourage people from taking up the habit.

But tobacco producing countries like Malawi in southern Africa say the move will hurt their already struggling economies. 

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from the capital Lilongwe.

Source: Al Jazeera