DR Congo challenges funding for proposed Rwanda F1 Grand Prix
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africatopsports
Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner opposes the proposed Formula 1 Grand Prix in Rwanda and is seeking guarantees about the source of its funding. Kinshasa instead backs South Africa’s bid to host Formula 1’s return to Africa, according to Africatopsports.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeking guarantees about the origin of funds for the proposed Formula 1 Grand Prix in Rwanda. Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner believes the race would give international exposure to President Paul Kagame’s government while armed conflict continues in eastern DR Congo, Africatopsports reports.
Kinshasa is calling on the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), which oversees the Formula 1 championship, to ensure transparency in the funding. Rwanda has denounced Congolese opposition to the proposed Formula 1 Grand Prix, according to Africatopsports.
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