LEADING Rwandan opposition politician Seif Bamporiki has been shot dead in South Africa, where he lived in exile.
A gunman fired a single bullet at Mr Bamporiki as he was seated in a vehicle in a township in Cape Town, his Rwanda National Congress (RNC) party said.
Wallets and mobile phones were stolen from the vehicle, but the motive was still unclear, the party said.
Rwanda’s government has previously been accused of targeting dissidents in South Africa.
It has consistently denied the allegation.
The RNC was formed in exile by opposition politicians who accuse President Paul Kagame’s government of being authoritarian, and of being intolerant of dissent.
Mr Bamporiki ran a bed shop in Cape Town. He was making a delivery in Nyanga township when he was killed on Sunday.
“The potential client allegedly disappeared for 15 minutes. Then two unknown men approached the vehicle and fired a single shot
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