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Learner.

[NBA @NBA]

SCENES FROM THE BAL FINAL 🔥

The RSSB Tigers are the 2026 Basketball Africa League Champions!

[Jr @Jsabex]

What a testament to the growing strength of basketball on the continent!!

#BAL

[Basketball Africa League @theBAL]

RSSB Tigers are BAL champions 🏆🔥
They edge Petro 90–88 in a Finals thriller to lift the trophy
Game Summary presented by @Budweiser

[Basketball Africa League @theBAL]

The best player of the season. The highest individual honor. 👑
Congratulations to the 2026 BAL Most Valuable Player.

[Jr @Jsabex]

RT @theBAL: HISTORY FOR RWANDA! 🇷🇼🏆🔥
IN THEIR VERY FIRST BAL SEASON, RSSB TIGERS ARE YOUR 2026 BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! 🤯🐯 https…

[Jr @Jsabex]

What they gonna say now 😎

[Damas Nkotanyi🇷🇼 @nkotanyidamas]

The BAL is continuing to explore franchise options. According to #NBA #Africa CEO @cakamanzi , early studies have shown positive results. One of the models currently being considered is a semi-closed league format, with 10 permanent teams and two others qualifying each year.

[Jr @Jsabex]

Where to watch #BAL

[Jr @Jsabex]

‼️

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“Sports, necessarily unifies people. In Rwanda’s case, we have seen a lot of benefits. We can see how it has increased numbers in tourism, people who want to come to Rwanda, people come for conferences, they come for events like this. It comes to choices you make, it comes to mindset as well.

When countries come together, when leagues come together, when people come together, the benefits are multiplied by a much bigger factor. You don’t want to have such a good thing isolated in one region or one country. The more people that work together, that come together, it forms a much bigger market that makes sense of everything you are doing.” President Kagame speaking on the transformative power of sports investment during @theBAL Investors Summit

[Basketball Africa League @theBAL]

We are excited to welcome Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the presenting partner of the 2026 BAL Innovation Summit taking place in conjunction with the 2026 BAL Playoffs and Finals in Kigali, Rwanda on Tuesday, 26 May 2026.

[Jr @Jsabex]

@JosephRyarasa @africaceoforum Fair point on equity vs debt. But active PE is arguably better as you fix management and therefore productivity not just rates. Also RSSB's $30M is tiny vs total AUM. We need BOTH: PE for growth + loan guarantees for banks. Circle breaks when 'safe' stops meaning only govt bonds.

[Jr @Jsabex]

@JosephRyarasa @africaceoforum Shift just 5-10% of pension assets into SME credit guarantees via local banks and single-digit lending becomes a reality. RSSB already does this but small scale. So the model exists but meaningful percentage allocation has to be mandated. 2/2

[Jr @Jsabex]

@JosephRyarasa @africaceoforum We keep re-diagnosing the problem instead of treating it. The gap isn’t ideas, it’s the preference for ‘safe’ govt bonds while SMEs are considered risky. The irony? those ‘safe’ bonds fund recurrent budgets and rarely job creation. 1/2

[Jr @Jsabex]

@premierleague @EASPORTSFC VAR is missing

[Jr @Jsabex]

🇷🇼 Rise with the Game!

#BAL

[Basketball Africa League @theBAL]

Kigali, are you ready? 🇷🇼🔥
The BAL Playoffs & Finals are coming to BK Arena from May 22–31 🏀✨
🎟️ Get your tickets now: https://t.co/ZYDrcO8nuX

[Jr @Jsabex]

a storm in a teacup

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Would an African president shut up a noisy audience in France the way Macron did in Nairobi? Some Africans are outraged about the French president's paternalistic tone.

But some praise him for showing leadership. Was it rude, or was it the right thing to do?

[Jr @Jsabex]

It’s wild stepping back and seeing how we got here on this platform. It’s hard to find real and meaningful discussions or just lighthearted chatter anymore. Kinda sad honestly.

[Jr @Jsabex]

@just_usmucyo @SamJDean Interesting, but I’d also ask; is the award for the best performing team or performing player? If it’s for individual performance, then Bruno’s performance, including goals, assists, and chances created are far superior than any player you’ve mentioned.

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

Goalscorer.
Assist provider.
Award winner.

Presenting @TheOfficialFWA Footballer of the Year for 2025/26: @B_Fernandes8! 🏆❤️

[Basketball Africa League @theBAL]

Ville de Dakar has landed 🇸🇳
First moments in Rabat and first words from NBA Champion @toups_33 🎙️