Negotiations have progressed for Rwanda to host the Formula 1 grand prix

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He president of Rwanda, Paul Kagamethis friday celebrates “good progress“negotiation is like that your country enters the Formula 1 (F1) racing calendar.

“I’m glad to formally announce that Rwanda bids to restore race chaos in Africa hosting the F1 Grand Prix,” Kagame said at the annual General Assembly of the International Automobile Federation (FIA)held in Kigali, for the first time in an African city.

The Rwandan president thanked the president and CEO of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali, and his entire team “for the good progress of the discussions so far.”

I assure you that we are approaching this opportunity with the seriousness and commitment it deserves.. “Together we will build something we can all be proud of,” Kagame added.

To move forward, This is the first time since 1993 that an F1 race has come to Africaafter South African Grand Prixwhich was held for the first time in 1934, which had 33 editions and which It was canceled on several occasions due to the apartheid regime of racial segregation. (1948-1994).

In an interview in August, Domenicali said Rwanda was “serious” and presented “a good plan” to host a grand prix.

In fact, representatives of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) They traveled this year to the Monaco Grand Prix to meet with FIA membersaccording to local newspaper ‘The New Times’.

Rwanda has invested in sports facilities in recent yearspartnership with federations and sponsorship agreements with important European football teams, such as Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich, using the slogan “Visit Rwanda” (‘Visit Rwanda’) to boost tourism in the country.

Since coming to power in 2000, President Kagame has achieved international recognition for his economic achievements and the reconstruction of the country after the 1994 genocide.

Rwanda’s human development index has doubled since thenthe highest average annual growth ever recorded in the world, according to the UN.

Furthermore, this small country of just over thirteen million inhabitants It is one of the most dynamic economies in Africafor what The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts growth of 7% this year.

however, Human rights organizations have repeatedly denounced the arbitrary arrest and disappearance of dissidents at the hands of the Government..

Source: La Verdad

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