Four Ghanaian universities to compete in the 2010 Zain Africa Challenge

Accra, Nov. 23, GNA - Four Universities in Ghana have qualified to represent Ghana at

the Zain Africa Challenge Championship Festival to be held in Kampala, Uganda, from next

year Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Valley View University,

University of Development Studies and University of Ghana, Legon, qualified for the

championship after sailing through a competitive national qualifying tournament held in

Accra. A statement signed by Ms Carmen Bruce-Annan, Corporate Communications Manager of

Zain Ghana, said the Zain Africa Challenge programme was part of the company's corporate

social responsibility towards promoting education in the Africa region. She said the competition also sought to develop the intellect of Africa's youth and

highlight the excellent education opportunities that African universities offered to their

citizens. The Zain Africa Challenge is the first ever televised Pan African academic competition

among students competing from registered universities in Africa. The 32 competing universities come from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,

Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia with the ultimate prize of 50,000 dollars to the university while

each representative of the university would receive 5,000 dollars. The questions in the fast-paced quiz programme would cover a wide range of topical

areas including history, science, African culture, geography, literature, music and current

events. This is the second time that Ghana is participating in the programme. 23 Nov. 09