WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: U.S. President Barack Obama plays basketball during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House tennis court April 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people are expected to attend the 134-year-old tradition of rolling colored eggs down the White House lawn that was started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 164247283 ORIG FILE ID: 165188323
Former US President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a minority owner.
He will help advance the NBA’s social responsibility programmes.
NBA Africa has launched programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of young Africans while raising awareness on gender-based violence and promoting girls’ education.
President Obama will be a strategic partner and use this to fund his foundation’s youth and leadership programmes across the continent.
NBA tweeted a video of President Obama explaining his partnership: