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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the appointment of Clare Akamanzi as the new CEO of NBA Africa. This strategic decision highlights the NBA’s commitment to expanding its presence across the African continent.

Akamanzi is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in international trade, investment, and law. Her diverse expertise across the public and private sectors positions her as an ideal leader to advance the NBA’s goals in Africa.

As CEO of NBA Africa, Akamanzi will be responsible for overseeing the NBA’s basketball and business development initiatives in Africa. This includes grassroots programs to grow the game of basketball, media distribution and content creation, corporate partnerships, and more.

With basketball’s popularity rising steadily in Africa, Akamanzi’s role will be pivotal in harnessing this momentum. Her leadership will guide strategic planning and operations to engage more youth, fans and partners across the continent. Akamanzi’s appointment, beginning January 2024, comes at an exciting inflexion point as the NBA ramps up investments to strengthen the game and its brand in Africa.

Read the original article here: https://taarifa.rw/nba-appoints-rwandan-clare-akamanzi-as-ceo-of-nba-africa/

A paralysed British entrepreneur has won a prestigious business award for creating one of the UK’s most popular app rating venues for accessibility after being inspired by an embarrassing experience in a Spanish restaurant. 41-year-old Simon Sansome was left paralysed from the waist down after a botched chiropractic session resulted in three of his vertebrae being crushed.

During an evening out in Spain to celebrate his progress in rehabilitation, Sansome realised the restaurant’s toilets were not wheelchair accessible when they were located on the first floor. Unable to get to the bathroom in time, the humiliating experience motivated Sansome to help others avoid similar situations. Upon returning home, Sansome created a Facebook group for reviewing and rating venues in his hometown on their accessibility for wheelchair users. The group quickly amassed over 1,000 members within weeks and has now grown to more than 110,000 members across the country. He then developed a new app called Snowball aimed at helping disabled individuals find accessible and disability-friendly venues.

Read the original article here: https://www.purdueexponent.org/lifestyles/entertainment/video_db3aa3ca-1dcc-54f5-a327-d008262a3741.html

In the past year, our #Commonwealth family has seen incredible growth and innovation across industries. From Jamaica’s new tech hub to Rwanda’s booming manufacturing sector – countries are thriving! 🚀

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