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Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers

Sex and alcohol in Nigeria: marketing tactics send dangerous messages to young drinkers: Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. The World Health Organization has shown that strictly limiting …

Les espèces exotiques envahissantes constituent une grave menace pour la planète : 4 messages clés pour l’Afrique

Les espèces exotiques envahissantes constituent une grave menace pour la planète : 4 messages clés pour l’Afrique: Le changement climatique a eu des répercussions négatives, voire irréversibles dans certains cas, sur les écosystèmes du monde entier. Malheureusement, ce n’est pas le seul phénomène qui modifie notre milieu naturel. En 2019, le rapport d’évaluation mondiale de …

Invasive alien species are a serious threat to the planet: 4 key messages for Africa

Invasive alien species are a serious threat to the planet: 4 key messages for Africa: Climate change has negatively – and irreversibly, in some cases – affected ecosystems around the globe. Sadly, though, it is not the only phenomenon that’s altering our natural world. In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem …

Painted messages in Angola’s abandoned liberation army camps offer a rare historical record

Painted messages in Angola’s abandoned liberation army camps offer a rare historical record: Lilian Ngoyi, one of the leaders of the 1956 women’s march against apartheid, is immortalised on an abandoned building. Justin Pearce In Angola’s Malanje province, the buildings of Camalundu stand abandoned amid open fields. On one of them, the fragmented words “IAN …

The UK government does have a legal case for withholding WhatsApp messages from the COVID inquiry — but here’s why it will probably lose in court anyway

The UK government does have a legal case for withholding WhatsApp messages from the COVID inquiry — but here’s why it will probably lose in court anyway: The UK government has decided to challenge, via a judicial review, a ruling on document disclosure by Baroness Hallett, the chair of the public inquiry which is looking …

Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans

Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans: Pope Francis reads a speech at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, after he was elected on 13 March 2013. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images When he was presented to a cheering crowd at St Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on 13 March 2013, few people …

Nice Bikini woman checking messages photo

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Uganda study shows text messages can boost tax compliance: here’s what worked

Uganda study shows text messages can boost tax compliance: here’s what worked: Text messages were found to work in increasing tax compliance in Uganda. Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Every government needs money to fund its political, social and economic duties. Much of what they spend is …

Young Africans, sexual health and social media: which messages work, which don’t

Young Africans, sexual health and social media: which messages work, which don’t: Getty images The increasing use of social media, particularly in African countries, offers several opportunities to promote messages about sexual health behaviours among young adults on the continent. It can complement existing sexual health promotion strategies, particularly when physical distancing measures limits opportunities …

Message types: Session vs. Template messages

Message types: Session vs. Template messages: Message types: Session vs. Template messages Photo: Channel Mobile The WhatsApp Business API functions a bit differently from the personal Whatsapp application we all know and love. Read on to learn about the key differences you should be aware of. A critical difference is that the WhatsApp Business API …