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Lesotho: Former Army Chief 'Assassinated', Says Family
allAfrica, 29 June 2015
The killing of a former Lesotho army chief and the torture of detained soldiers has focused new attention on demands for security sector reforms to end abuses of power by the… Read more »
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Lesotho: General's Death 'Reverses Achievements' in Lesotho - SADC
SADC, 27 June 2015
The SADC Secretariat and the peoples of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region received with sorrow and heartfelt grief the sad news of the passing on of… Read more »
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Lesotho: African Union Condemns Killing of Former Army Chief
African Union, 26 June 2015
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has learned the killing of the former Commander of Lesotho's Defence Force (LDF), Lt… Read more »
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Lesotho: UN Chief Condemns Killing of Former Army Commander
UN News, 26 June 2015
United Nations Secretary-General today condemned the killing of Lt. Gen. Maaparankoe Mahao, former Commander of the Lesotho Defence Force, on 25 June, near Maseru. Read more »
Lesotho Soldiers Kill General, Torture Suspects
The killing of a former army commander and the torture of detained soldiers have raised again the need to reform Lesotho's faction-ridden security forces.
Lesotho security chiefs signing an electoral pledge ahead of the February 2015 polls. The security forces remain unreformed and riven by factional disputes.
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As Pakalitha Mosisili is inaugurated as Prime Minister again, he faces multiple threats threats to a stable, clean and secure administration. Read more »
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The elections are being held early in an attempt to restore stability following a coup attempt last August that forced Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to briefly seek refuge in South ... Read more »
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In an important step aimed at stabilising security ahead of early elections expected next February, two military commanders who have been vying for power and the country's most ... Read more »
