# Formula One returns to Africa after 33 years

> Formula One has signed a ten-year agreement with Rwanda to hold the African Grand Prix from the early 2030s.
- Title: Formula One returns to Africa after 33 years · Al Jazeera
- Summary: Formula One has signed a ten-year agreement with Rwanda to hold the African Grand Prix from the early 2030s. Formula One will return to Africa for the first…
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- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/13/f1-set-to-return-to-africa-for-first-time-in-three-decades?traffic_source=rss
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## F1 returns to Africa
Formula One has signed a ten year agreement with Rwanda to bring the sport back to Africa for the first time since nineteen ninety three.
## Race location and timing
The African Grand Prix will be held on a circuit in Bugesera, near the capital Kigali, starting from the early twenty thirty s.
## Three decades away
Africa last hosted a Formula One race in nineteen ninety three, making this return a significant milestone for the sport on the continent.
## Key takeaway

Formula One will return to Africa for the first time since nineteen ninety three, with a ten year deal to race in Rwanda from the early twenty thirty s.