Arsenal accused of snub to DRC minister over ‘bloodstained’ Visit Rwanda deal

<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Foreign minister says she sought meeting with the north London Premier League club to discuss sponsorship by country accused of aiding armed rebels </p><p>Arsenal Football Club has been accused of delivering an “outrageous” snub to the Congolese government by not meeting the foreign minister to discuss its sponsorship deal with Rwanda.</p><p>Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who was in London this week to raise <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/08/rwandan-and-congolese-leaders-join-summit-on-eastern-drc-conflict">concerns over Rwanda’s support</a> for the M23 militia, said she attempted to meet Arsenal officials to discuss the club’s Visit Rwanda sponsorship deal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/15/arsenal-accused-of-snub-to-drc-minister-over-bloodstained-visit-rwanda-deal">Continue reading...</a>