African pilgrims among victims of tragic stampede near Mecca

  • 8 years ago
It's one of the worst disasters the annual Hajj pilgrimage has seen: over 700 people are killed in a deadly stampede with African nationals believed to be among the victims. The tragedy comes as two million people descend on Mecca. Also, tidiness which comes at a price: Human Rights Watch accuses Rwanda of arbitrarily rounding up vulnerable people in a bid to keep the streets of the capital Kigali clean. And we look at how Senegal is celebrating Aid al Adha, also known as "Tabaski".

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