Karegeya inquest sours relations between South Africa and Rwanda

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in Kigali on March 20, 2018. South Africa and Rwanda have had tense relations over the past seven years. PHOTO | RWANDA PRESIDENCY

South Africa’s inquest into the 2013 murder of exiled former head of Rwanda intelligence Patrick Karegeya, to begin on Wednesday, could further stress relations between the two countries.

The inquest will involve testimony from 30 witnesses, and may lead to criminal charges, according to South African Senior Prosecutor Yusuf Baba.