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NBA Africa and AFD celebrate first year in style

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Alicia Kenda of Unity School and Korogocho School's Emma Awuor in action on July 18, 2025. [Courtesy]

NBA Africa and Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), France's public development institution, concluded the first year of the Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience (BE), a youth development program that features weekly basketball and life-skills sessions to educate Kenyan youth about the importance of physical and mental health and well-being.

The milestone was marked with final exhibition games for boys and girls ages 16 and under at the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS) in Nairobi.

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