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Lesotho: Basotho Leaders Pressed to Open Parliament
SAPA, 10 September 2014
Lesotho coalition leaders have been given two days to agree on a date to open Parliament by South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, SABC News reported on Wednesday. Read more »
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Lesotho: Are Lesotho's Leaders Playing Chicken?
SAIIA, 10 September 2014
More than a week has now passed since the ostensible coup attempt of 29 August in Lesotho. This was sold officially as an operation to neutralise elements within the Lesotho… Read more »
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Lesotho: President Zuma Visits Lesotho On Mediation Mission
SAnews.gov.za, 9 September 2014
President Jacob Zuma is in Lesotho for consultation with King Letsie III on ways to end the political crisis in the mountain kingdom. Read more »
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Lesotho: A Historical Perspective of Lesotho's Political Crisis
The Herald, 10 September 2014
THE current political challenges in the Kingdom of Lesotho can be better understood in the context of the country's history of internal squabbles. Read more »
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South Africa: President Zuma to Meet With Lesotho Leaders
VOA, 8 September 2014
South Africa President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to meet leaders of Lesotho's coalition government Tuesday in a bid to help resolve sharp political disagreements that led to last… Read more »
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Lesotho: Zuma Heads for Maseru As Army Calls for Help
allAfrica, 8 September 2014
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma heads for Lesotho on Tuesday, following a call by the country's army commander for its neighbours to intervene militarily to shore up the… Read more »
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Lesotho: Democracy Doesn't Work for Us, Say Basotho
allAfrica, 8 September 2014
As Lesotho continues to teeter on the brink of political conflict, an opinion poll has been published showing that most Basotho have far more trust in religious and traditional… Read more »
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Lesotho: It's Not Too Late for Lesotho to Get Back On Track
ThinkAfricaPress, 8 September 2014
Lesotho's politicians have shown themselves to be capable of governing for the common good in the past. A return to this spirit is crucial now to avoid tragedy. Read more »
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Lesotho: Army Chief Calls for Help
New Zimbabwe, 7 September 2014
NEWLY installed Lesotho army commander, Lt Gen Maaparankoe Mahao, has called for SADC military help to take on his deposed former boss who is accused of staging an attempted coup. Read more »
Lesotho Leaders Pushed to Open Parliament
South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, has given Lesotho's coalition leaders two days to agree on a date to open Parliament, SABC News reports.
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4 September 2014
Afrobarometer News Release on Lesotho
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Basotho overwhelmingly support democratic elections and reject military and strongman rule, according to a new Afrobarometer study. The survey, ... see more »
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Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who fled the country when troops briefly seized police installations, has returned to Maseru following an agreement which could see the formation of a ... Read more »
