Evangelicals

‘A den of bandits’: Rwanda closes thousands of evangelical churches

A 2018 law introduced new rules on health, safety, and financial disclosures, and requires all preachers to have theological training
Observers say the real reason for the closures comes down to control, noting that even those who complied with the law had been shut down
President Kagame has described the church as a relic of the colonial period, a chapter of its history with which the country is still grappling

By AFP · 22 December 2025