The North London club has officially announced that its disputed sponsorship agreement with Visit Rwanda will terminate in June this upcoming year.
The partnership, estimated to cost around £10m per year, began in 2018 and has since faced significant scrutiny.
The backlash is due to accusations of Rwandan assistance for the M23 forces in ongoing conflicts in the eastern part of the adjacent DRC.
Months ago, Arsenal was accused of delivering an "outrageous" snub to the Congolese government by failing to convene with the DRC's foreign minister to discuss the partnership.
Visit Rwanda serves as a division of the the country's development agency, which is a government department.
There is broad consensus that Arsenal signed and maintained this partnership primarily to expand their African supporter base.
However, the arrangement has now concluded after both parties “mutually agreed” to part ways.
“Jointly, Arsenal and the Rwanda Development Board have surpassed the primary aims of the partnership – supporting environmental protection and sustainable tourism, motivating countless fans to explore Rwanda, and creating a lasting foundation for visitor increase,” read an club announcement.
The announcement added that the partnership has also supported Rwanda's goal of becoming an worldwide athletic destination in Africa and welcome more worldwide tournaments while implementing community soccer programs that have helped hundreds of young players and coaches develop their skills and inspire greater participation in sport across the country.
Richard Garlick, Arsenal's CEO, portrayed the arrangement as a “significant journey” and asserted it had been “advancing” the club's goals.
However, this perspective was not shared by a portion of the Gunners' supporters, with the campaign group Arsenal Peace Advocates holding rallies outside the North London venue during the first semi-final encounter in Europe's premier competition against Paris Saint-Germain in late April.
Protesters displayed a placard declaring “Drop Visit Rwanda” and provided wristbands to cover up the partnership emblem on kits.
In the same month, the French champions renewed their partnership deal with Visit Rwanda through 2028.
Meanwhile, the Spanish club entered a new agreement for the same period that has caused the emblem appearing on the Madrid-based team's men's and women's shirts.
