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Lesotho: Nation Faces Rule of Law Crisis, Says Rights Group
SALC, 29 January 2016
On Monday 1 February 2016, two important events are scheduled in Lesotho that stand to have important effects on the country's prospects for peace and stability and to indicate the… Read more »
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Lesotho: Judicial Inquiry Calls for Firing of Defence Chiefs, Confirms Nyusi
AIM, 19 January 2016
Faced with the threat of suspension from SADC (Southern African Development Community), the government of Lesotho has reversed the position it took on Monday, and now says it will… Read more »
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Lesotho: Inside the Summit on Lesotho
The Patriot, 19 January 2016
President Ian Khama is said to have shown his leadership mettle when he reprimanded Lesotho Prime Minister Phakalitha Mosisili during the SADC Double Troika Extra ordinary summit… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Regional Leaders Challenge Lesotho Over Lack of Reform
SADC, 18 January 2016
1. The Double Troika Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held in Gaborone, Republic of Botswana on 18 January 2016. Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Dismisses Lesotho's Court Case Issue
The Patriot, 19 January 2016
The SADC Double Troika Summit which met in Gaborone on Monday has dismissed government of Lesotho's suggestion that they cannot accept the report of the Commission of Inquiry as it… Read more »
Lesotho Backs Down in Face of Regional Pressure
AllAfrica's news partners are unveiling the inside story of what happened during and after a summit which saw Southern African leaders confront their Basotho counterparts on Monday.
From Gaborone, The Patriot reports that Botswana's President Ian Khama reprimanded Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili during the summit over his refusal to receive a judicial commission's report on the assassination of a former military chief.
From Maputo, AIM reports that Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi says the Lesotho government has now agreed to receive the report. Nyusi also confirmed that the report called for the firing of Lesotho's defence minister and army commander.
Friendlier times: Lesotho's Prime Minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, left, with South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, the regional facilitator of talks with Lesotho, in September 2014.
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A summit of Southern African leaders which met in Gaborone on Monday recommended the suspension of Lesotho from the activities of the regional bloc, the Southern African ... Read more »
