PARIS: Premier League leaders Arsenal will end their partnership deal with Rwanda at the end of this season, the African country’s development board announced on Wednesday.
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The Visit Rwanda partnership, signed eight seasons ago, had increasingly come under scrutiny due to spiralling violence in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Rwanda.
The DRC accuses Rwanda of arming and supporting the M23 militia, which has seized swathes of DRC territory since taking up arms in 2021.
Rwanda Development Board and @Arsenal have mutually agreed to conclude their partnership in June 2026, bringing to a close an eight-season collaboration that included #VisitRwanda as Arsenal’s first Official Sleeve Partner. Read more https://t.co/rVoE54BzWh pic.twitter.com/rwRjKRpKWs
