Ivory Coast's government has banned the production, importation and sale of alcohol in sachets on health grounds.
The small plastic bags, containing rum, vodka or other spirits, are popular with those on a budget - costing between $0.35 (£0.28) and $1.65.
The ban was aimed at minimising the impact of alcohol on young people, especially students, government spokesman Bruno Kone said.
A ban on the sale of water in plastic bags led to protests two years ago.
They were banned by the Ivorian authorities in a bid to reduce pollution.
The decision to ban the sachets of alcohol was taken after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and had been proposed by the ministry of commerce, Mr Kone said.
"These products are mostly smuggled into the country," the APA news agency quotes him as saying.
"They do not meet our standards and therefore constitute a real threat to the health of consumers - and a threat to the country's economy."
Cameroon, Malawi and Senegal have also banned the sale and production of alcohol in sachets in recent years.
Source: BBC
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IN FACT,IVORY COAST IS A DISCIPLINE PRINCIPLED AND A VERY SERIOUS COUNTRY.I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GHANA AS A BOARDER COUNTRY CANNOT LEARN ANYTHING FROM THEM.GHANA IS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF ABYSMAL AND UNFORTUNATE POLITICS.IF ONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ALCOHOL ISSUE,YOU CAN GO ROUND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND CHECK THE NUMBER OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ALCOHOL HAS TAKEN THEIR LIVES.REMEMBER WHEN FULANI HERDSMEN TRIED IN IVORY COAST,CHECK WHAT HAPPENED.ALL OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND OUR NATURAL RESOURCES ARE DESTROYED BY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TO DESTROYED ALL OUR HERITAGE.
I think Ivory Coast as take very bold decision and i think Ghana to take that steps to, the rate youth drinking alcohol in this country its too much, the media to is helping promoting alcohol, if this radio and TV presenters will put stop to it, i believe it going to help to reduce the youth in alcohol. Peace FM, Okay FM, Neat FM, Accra FM, Radio Gold, Adom FM UTV, Adom TV,TV Africa etc name them, the rate they promote alcohol is very bad. I believe they are doing this because of their work but sometimes we need to look at it gain.