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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

First Formula 1 race in Africa since 1993 to launch in Rwanda from ‘early 2030s’

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Formula 1 confirmed on Tuesday that Rwanda will host a race from “the early 2030s” when the series returns to Africa after about 40 years.

The African Grand Prix will have a 10-year contract and take place at a track in Bugesera, southeast of the capital, Kigali. F1 said the purpose-built track will be ready “early in the next decade.”

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