Premier League leaders Arsenal will end their partnership deal with Visit Rwanda at the end of this season.
The Rwanda Development Board announced this in a statement on Wednesday.
“Arsenal and the Rwanda Development Board have mutually agreed to conclude their partnership at the end of this season, bringing to a close an eight-season collaboration that included Visit Rwanda as Arsenal’s first Official Sleeve Partner,” the Board stated.
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.
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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of arming and supporting the M23 militia, which has seized swathes of DRC territory since taking up arms in 2021.
The conflict has killed thousands of people and triggered a humanitarian crisis, although DR Congo and M23 have signed a ceasefire deal and peace framework in recent months.
Arsenal fans in April protested against the ongoing partnership, which involves the Visit Rwanda logo being carried on the sleeves of the players’ jerseys.
Rwanda still has other partnerships with European clubs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Bayern Munich, and Atletico Madrid.
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