Thousands of places of worship shut down in Rwanda

More than 8000 churches and mosques have been shut down in Rwanda this month for not meeting health and safety standards. Nearly half of the country's places of worship have been found to be in violation of several regulations. Its the first major crackdown since a law tightening up operations was brought in 5 years ago. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kigali, Clement di Roma, reports.

Thousands of places of worship shut down in Rwanda
More than 8000 churches and mosques have been shut down in Rwanda this month for not meeting health and safety standards. Nearly half of the country's places of worship have been found to be in violation of several regulations. Its the first major crackdown since a law tightening up operations was brought in 5 years ago. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kigali, Clement di Roma, reports.