basketball — the nba's annual " basketball without borders" camp is taking place until wednesday in dakar, senegalica, is organised in conjunction with the sport's world governing body, fiba. this year, 60 teenage players from 29 african countries are playing with current and former nba and fiba stars. louise dewast reports. this is really a unique opportunity for young players to develop their skills, meet some of the best in their field skills, meet some of the best in theirfield and skills, meet some of the best in their field and it can also be a stepping stone. 68 former participants have been drafted by the nba. it's the 17th edition but the nba. it's the 17th edition but the second only here in senegal and a lot has changed since the first edition. this arena, for example, is new. the nba has also opened an academyjust outside dakar new. the nba has also opened an academy just outside dakar and new. the nba has also opened an academyjust outside dakar and one of the players, senegalese players who has made it across plays for the minnesota timberwolves and we asked him how it felt to reach

joining me now is while the 5 international education specialist other west african recess in dakar senegal. thanks for joining us and now the un says all children should be in school by 20 betsy but it seems that education go once the mats now what are the main challenges in getting all african kids in school. yes thank you very much and i do say i think it would be really it good to meet you. in sub-saharan africa. and increasing demand i do know you when you. look at least if you don't i mean look at it in do you live alone. and the fastest growing population. by. year and the chips. are going to 10 and. watch supposed to stand there and. who are you going to be. going to every day. and if you don't know. if for sure to keep it down family. going to be. like santa and you. you've answered a bit of what my 2nd question was going to be to how important i was for parents so i actually managed to get the kids to school clearly a lot of education even has to go on to make them believe in the whole education system but also it's not just about getting past access to school is it because it's a

story i'll tell about my mind i left kenya when i was 611 i live in north of mauritania i live in dakar senegal then i went to vancouver then i was in los angeles and i came back to my house my father as my mom is no they always spoke to in english to each other english became my 1st language now. i lived arguably in all the corners of africa doesn't make me less african because i can speak english my africanness will always project in a different way so we have different ways that we project africanus this language this this style of dress there's many aspects of culture how you call yourself and your existing young just just you know just the way i look even just the way i look you know just this glow right it's not you it's african so we all have different ways of sort of manifesting the different elements that it takes to really be considered african languages just one of the most interesting is the. the songs on the billboard charts the biggest african songs in the world are not in english and not in friends in the lakes the mali and dialects. that's the highest like grossing song ever my