His Excellency Governor Hassan Ali Joho of Mombasa and JR Hensley, a NBA agent, met with AKA Mombasa's basketball teams.

While working on his "Personal Project" – an in-depth research-based project – for his International Baccalaureate studies at the Academy, Ziyaan Virji, DP2, was surprised to learn that 500 million girls across the world do not have access to the necessary menstrual health resources they require.

The Aga Khan Academies are once again collaborating with Ryerson University in the Ryerson DMZ Basecamp programme. Young entrepreneurs will spend 6 weeks in an intensive boot camp to develop, market and accelerate their business ideas. Students will participate in seminars covering different aspects of starting a successful business for example sales, marketing and negotiation. They will gain valuable feedback from industry experts, influencers and veteran entrepreneurs.

AKA Mombasa awarded the International Baccalaurate Educators Certificate (IBEC) in Teaching and Learning to a team of six teachers a part of the Teacher Preparation Programme.

Educating Girls in Science (EGIS) has been featured in a newly-launched major research study about the strengthening of life skills in secondary education.