President Paul Kagame has announced that Rwanda is bidding to host the Formula 1 Grand Prix. “I am happy to formally announce that Rwanda is bidding to bring the thrill of racing back to

Africa remains the only habitable continent on the planet to not host an F1 race in over 30 years. The sport used to travel to South Africa for a race at the famed Kyalami circuit beginning in 1967, but the country didn’t have enough money to cough up for F1 to keep coming back after 1993.

The president of Rwanda has confirmed negotiations are underway with Formula 1 to host a grand prix in the African country in the near future. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has regularly referenced the need to add a race on the African continent to make the sport a truly global championship,