More than 1,000 laws left over from German and Belgian rule in Rwanda are to be abolished, the New Times reports.
Germany ruled Rwanda from 1900-16 when it was occupied by Belgian forces until independence in 1962.
The leftover laws allow for the Catholic church to own swathes of land and for areas to be separated between white people and Rwandans.
A less serious law insists that alcoholic drinks must be paid for at the bar instead of waiting to pay for them on a tab.
“Colonial laws were made for the colonial metropole, not for colonies. They were brought to the colonies to be the legal framework to service the colonial state,” said Minister of Justice Johnston Busingye.
“This step finally means that we are and will be governed by laws made by us for us,” he added.
