Rwanda's ban on the water-pipe tobacco known as shisha has predictably sparked reaction from across the region.
Some are sceptical about government's decision to ban it, saying it is a plot to protect cigarette sales which unlike shisha bring tax revenue:
A recent World Health Organisation advisory to regulators said that the smoke inhaled in a typical one hour shisha smoking session is equivalent to inhaling smoke from 100 cigarettes.
Rwanda is the latest to ban shisha, after Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Pakistan and neighboring Tanzania.
