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Arsenal urged to put Visit Rwanda 'financial gains' aside

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A number of Arsenal fans campaigning for the Premier League side not to renew its sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda have called on the Gunners' board to "put financial gains aside".

The Gunners for Peace group are suggesting that Tottenham, home to the club's arch-rivals, would be a preferable sleeve sponsor to Rwanda.

The African nation's partnerships with Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain have come under the spotlight after increased violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities say 7,000 people have been killed since January.

The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of arming M23 rebels and sending troops to support the militants.