Photo: MARCO LONGARI / AFPSource: AFPIn a small neon-lit factory in Maputo, a dozen workers are hand-rolling premium cigars intended for the global market, seemingly undisturbed by the pungent tobacco smell. "Not many people know about African cigars" and that some are produced in Mozambique, said Eugenia Mauaie, with a proud smile. Photo: MARCO LONGARI / AFPSource: AFPAnthony Padilla Perez, who runs the workshope, grew up in the Caribbean nation in a family of tobacco producers. His first Bongani cigars were sold in a shop in Mozambique in 2016. About a third of the cigars are shipped across Africa, with Mozambique and South Africa its largest markets, but they are also available online.

Source: Daily Nation October 22, 2024 05:48 UTC