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DR Congo protests Formula 1 decision to race in Rwanda

Formula One's return to Africa for the first time since nineteen ninety-three has drawn a protest from Congo, which says staging the race in Rwanda is indefensible.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 1:48 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Formula One — Photo: Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

At a glance

First reported by Al Jazeera: “DR Congo protests Formula 1’s ‘indefensible’ decision to race in Rwanda”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 1:48 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Formula, Rwanda, Congo.
BBN covered this story before: Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy recovering after Congo ambush (October 15).

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Al JazeeraDR Congo protests Formula 1’s ‘indefensible’ decision to race in Rwanda

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Kinshasa today, Congo's government called Formula One's decision to race in Rwanda indefensible, just as the sport returns to Africa for the first time since nineteen ninety-three.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThirty-three years away, and the first lap is already a diplomatic incident.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCongo is not asking for a recount. It is asking for a different map.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe statement will still outrun the cars.