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14-09-2022, 11:43 PM
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-04/r...ol/9619730
Rwanda closes thousands of churches and dozens of mosques in bid for more control
Rwanda's Government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a vibrant religious community whose sometimes makeshift operations, authorities say, have threatened the lives of followers.
President Paul Kagame said he was shocked by the high number of churches in this small East African country. "700 churches in Kigali?" he said of houses of worship in the nation's capital in March.
"Are these boreholes [deep wells] that give people water? I don't think we have as many boreholes. Do we even have as many factories? This has been a mess!"
Mr Kagame said Rwanda did not need so many houses of worship, claiming that such a high number was only fit for bigger, more developed economies that have the means to sustain them.
Rwanda closes thousands of churches and dozens of mosques in bid for more control
Rwanda's Government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a vibrant religious community whose sometimes makeshift operations, authorities say, have threatened the lives of followers.
President Paul Kagame said he was shocked by the high number of churches in this small East African country. "700 churches in Kigali?" he said of houses of worship in the nation's capital in March.
"Are these boreholes [deep wells] that give people water? I don't think we have as many boreholes. Do we even have as many factories? This has been a mess!"
Mr Kagame said Rwanda did not need so many houses of worship, claiming that such a high number was only fit for bigger, more developed economies that have the means to sustain them.
