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    President Masai Ujiri of the Toronto Raptors, right, talks with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda during the first half of the Basketball Africa League finals game between Union Sportive Monastirienne and Zamalek at Kigali Arena on May 30, 2021 in Kigali, Rwanda.
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    ESPN’s inquiry into the NBA's partnership with the longtime leader, who's been described by the Human Rights Foundation as a "dictator" and "warmonger," has been met with pushback from Rwandans claiming it's another Western smear campaign.

    Jean Jacques Boissy (L) of AS Douanes in action against Onyebuchi Vincent Nwaiwu (R) of Rivers’ Hoopers Hoopers during the Basketball Africa League's Sahara Conference match on May 04, 2024.
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    28 May 2024

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    Four teams have made it through to the semi-finals, and a new winner will take home the Basketball Africa League trophy for the fourth year in a row.

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    Ehab Amin (C) of Al Ahly and Jean Jacques Boissy (R) of AS Douanes compete during the 2023 Basketball Africa League Championship match between AS Douanes and Al Ahly at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on May 27, 2023.
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    This year’s Basketball Africa League tips off in SunBet Arena, marking the first BAL game to be played in South Africa, and the debut of a new conference.

    Usher Komugisha, a Ugandan sports analyst and journalist, wearing a mustard dress and folding her arms.
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    21 June 2021

    Ugandan Sports Maven Usher Komugisha Is Preparing To Spread Her Wings

    After successfully commentating at the recent Basketball Africa League held in Kigali, award-winning sports journalist and analyst Usher Komughisha is dead set on pursuing a new challenge.

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    27 May 2021

    Where To For African Basketball?

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    04 March 2020

    The NBA Postpones Basketball Africa League Due to Health Concerns

    The inaugural Basketball Africa League which was set to kick off this month has been postponed due to health concerns around the coronavirus outbreak.

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