{
  "id": 18125857,
  "title": "Rwanda’s army team removed from Africa league after US sanctions, NBA says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/rwandas-army-team-removed-from-africa-league-after-us-sanctions-nba-18125857",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T12:50:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/rwandas-army-team-removed-from-africa-league-after-us-sanctions-nba-says/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda’s army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. The NBA had previously said the Rwandan army-funded Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) club would not participate in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL). However this is the first time the [...] The post Rwanda’s army team removed from…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}