Africa could reclaim its spot on the Formula 1 calendar after Rwanda's President Paul Kagame officially confirmed his country's bid.

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.

Reports have suggested that the new track would be near a new international airport under construction at Bugesera.

The track designer is Alexander Wurz, a former F1 driver and the chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association.Wurz's company has been working on the track with local advisers, companies and authorities for more than a year.

The continent has not hosted a grand prix since the 1993 South Africa Grand Prix at the Kyalami Circuit just north of Johannesburg.

President Paul Kagame announced on Friday that Rwanda would bid to host a Formula One race in the capital Kigali. For the latest F1 news, bookmark The South African website’s dedicated section for free-to-read content The Great Lakes nation has been actively pursuing plans to host an F1 Grand Prix,

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has officially announced the country’s bid to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix, marking a significant step toward bringing F1 to Africa for the first time since 1993. Speaking at the FIA prize-giving ceremony in Kigali,

Rwandan president Paul Kagame launched his country’s F1 bid at the FIA’s General Assembly in Kigali, where Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was received the winner’s trophy after successfully retaining the F1 Driver’s title for a fourth consecutive season.