Burundi politician 'was raped and killed'

Local administrator says Marie Claire Niyongere was sexually assaulted before being killed and her body dumped in a forest. PHOTO | REUTERS

Burundi's opposition politician Marie Claire Niyongere was sexually assaulted before being killed and her body dumped in a forest, a local administrator has told the BBC Great Lakes.

Ms Niyongere was the deputy leader of the women's wing of the main opposition Congress for Freedom (CNL) party in Kiganda commune.