Rwanda president Paul Kagame has confirmed his country is bidding to host a grand prix in the future and said "good progress" has been made in discussions with Formula 1.

The FIA, F1's governing body, is hosting its general assembly and prize giving in the Rwandan capital Kigali, and Kagame chose its opening to put his official seal on the grand prix project. Kagame said: "I am happy to formally announce that Rwanda is bidding to bring the thrill of racing back to Africa, by hosting a Formula 1 grand prix.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced his country's bid for a Formula One race on Friday, ahead of an awards ceremony in the capital Kigali that will hand the champion's trophy to Max Verstappen for a fourth year in a row.

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says that a new Formula 1 Grand Prix in Africa is a priority in the coming years.

Rwanda has made a bid to host a Formula One race in the future, President Paul Kagame said on Friday at the opening of ruling body FIA's general assembly in the country's capital Kigali. "I am happy to formally announce that Rwanda is bidding to bring the thrill of racing back to Africa,

Formula One has not held a race in Africa since the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami, north of Johannesburg, in 1993. ・Rwanda aims to host a Formula One race at a new track near Bugesera airport. ・A deal is being discussed with F1 president Stefano Domenicali and the track is set to be designed by former F1 driver,

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.

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has confirmed that the country will submit a bid to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Kagame is aiming to bring Formula 1 back to Africa, with talks between the sport’s leaders and the country taking place over the last few months.

Rwanda has officially submitted a bid to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix, aiming to revive Africa's presence in the sport for the first time since 1993.