Delayed CHAN slated for January 2021
The African Nations Championship (CHAN) will now take place in January 2021. The tournament, which is restricted to footballers who play in their country of birth, was supposed to have been played back in April this year but the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, announced the postponement of the African Nations Championship […]
Lebanon’s international airport reopens after three months
Lebanon’s only international airport has reopened after being closed for more than three months. For now, Beirut’s airport is operating at 10% of its normal capacity. Passengers will be tested for Covid-19 upon arrival and be required to quarantine at home if they have the disease. While Lebanon has largely avoided the worst of the […]
Ghana marks Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa
As Africans mark the Day of Scientific Renaissance of Africa (DSRA) June 30, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, has said science and technology is vital for national development. He said the nation, therefore, needed to recommit to the application of science and technology for it socio-economic development. June 30 every […]
Google stops storing photos from WhatsApp and Instagram
Google will no longer automatically back up images and videos from social media platforms in its photo app. Previously, the Google Photos app created a folder to store any media received through apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. Google said the changes were to save internet resources as “people are sharing more photos and […]
2020 Presidential Pitch today
Ten young entrepreneurs will today pitch their innovative business ideas before a panel of judges in a competitive bid to access part of the GH¢1 million to establish their start-up businesses. The ceremony will be the final stage of this year’s Presidential Pitch Programme (PPP), which is designed to provide the opportunity, including funding for […]
Lagos schoolchildren to get radios for homeschooling
The state government for Lagos in Nigeria is planning to distribute 10,000 radio sets to pupils for homeschooling. The state education commissioner Folasade Adefisayo said the state would partner with telecommunication firms to provide free data to schools for online teaching. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the re-opening of schools for final year students […]
Mohamed Salah says he wants to stay at Liverpool for a ‘long time’
Mohamed Salah says he wants to stay at Liverpool for “a long time” and thinks the club can still “achieve more”. The forward, 28, is the Reds’ leading goal scorer this season, playing a key role in the club sealing a first league title for 30 years last week. The Egyptian joined Liverpool in 2017 […]
