Lesotho: What Next for Lesotho?

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South Africans woke up on Saturday morning to the disturbing news that a coup d'état was taking place in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, and that the country's prime minister had fled, fearing for his safety.

Many took to Twitter to express their surprise at the events. Apparently, few people have been paying attention to the political infighting in the country since the 14-year rule of former prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili came to an end after elections in 2012. '#Lesotho! Lesotho? Dear me, does it still exist?' was the reaction of political satirist Evita Bezuidenhout on Saturday. 'We don't want disturbances in another province of South Africa', opined another commentator on Twitter about the country that is surrounded on all sides by South Africa.

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