Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner

Money Moves

Publicly opposed the Rwanda Grand Prix

Formula One will race in Africa again, for the first time since Kyalami in 1993. On October 13, the sport signed a 10-year deal with Rwanda. The African Grand Prix will run at a circuit still to be built in Bugesera, about 40 kilometers south of Kigali, from the early 2030s.

Updated Oct 17

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Principal Congolese signatory of the Washington Accord

In early 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion and its allies seized Goma and Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, displacing millions. The United States stepped in and brokered the June 27 Washington Accord.

Updated May 9