DR Congo protests Formula 1’s ‘indefensible’ decision to race in Rwanda
- Formula One returns to Africa for the first time in more than three decades, but DR Congo slams decision to race in Rwanda.
- Formula 1 will “polish the image of an authoritarian leader” if it goes ahead with plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, the foreign minister of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, said Thursday.
- Rwandan President Paul Kagame joined F1 Chief Executive Stefano Domenicali and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Tuesday to announce the race.
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- Formula One returns to Africa for the first time in more than three decades, but DR Congo slams decision to race in Rwanda.
- Formula 1 will “polish the image of an authoritarian leader” if it goes ahead with plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, the foreign minister of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, said Thursday.
- Rwandan President Paul Kagame joined F1 Chief Executive Stefano Domenicali and FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem on Tuesday to announce the race.
Sources: Al Jazeera