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Lesotho: Ramaphosa Encouraged By Lesotho's Patriotism
SAPA, 19 September 2014
Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa was encouraged by the deep sense of patriotism among Lesotho's political role players and their determination to help find a lasting solution to… Read more »
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Lesotho: Lesotho Election Date Expected
Govt of SA, 18 September 2014
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will today travel to Lesotho to mediate in the political crisis after the leaders agreed to bring the country's election date forward from 2017, in… Read more »
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Lesotho: PM Refuses to Reopen Parliament
VOA, 17 September 2014
Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane will not re-open parliament as demanded by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), until a renegade army general is arrested and made… Read more »
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Africa: African Press Review 17 September 2014
RFI, 17 September 2014
Mugabe backs Putin. Lesotho is to have an early election. Nigerian soldiers are sentenced to death. Sierra Leone MPs are angry about media reports of misappropriation of funds… Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Troika Communiqué
The Herald, 17 September 2014
Communiqué of the Double Troika Summit of Heads of State and Government plus the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania, Pretoria, South Africa, 15… Read more »
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Lesotho: SA to Lead Observer Mission to Lesotho
SAnews.gov.za, 16 September 2014
A South African-led observer mission is to be deployed to Lesotho for three months with the hope that stability will prevail and enable the mountain kingdom to hold elections. Read more »
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Lesotho: Back to the Polls for Lesotho
allAfrica, 16 September 2014
Lesotho will hold early elections in a bid to end the nation's political deadlock. Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Talks Underway to Broker Peace Deal in Lesotho
SAnews.gov.za, 15 September 2014
An emergency meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional leaders, which is discussing the pressing political and security issues in Lesotho and the… Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Statement on Lesotho & DR Congo
Govt of SA, 15 September 2014
COMMUNIQUE OF THE DOUBLE TROIKA SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT PLUS THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIAPRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA Read more »
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Zimbabwe: President in SA for Lesotho Talks
The Herald, 15 September 2014
President Mugabe arrived here yesterday for the Sadc Troika Summit on Lesotho to be held in Pretoria today. Read more »
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Lesotho: President Zuma Calls Emergency Meeting On Lesotho
SAnews.gov.za, 15 September 2014
The political situation in Lesotho will come under the spotlight again when the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional leaders gather for an emergency meeting in… Read more »
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Lesotho: Lesotho Citizens Distrust Political Institutions, New Poll Finds
VOA, 14 September 2014
The people of Lesotho are sharply against military rule or any dictatorship, according to Afrobarometer's latest poll. Read more »
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Lesotho: Deadlock Prompts Fresh Crisis Summit
New Zimbabwe, 13 September 2014
SADC leaders will meet in Pretoria on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Lesotho after the country's political leadership failed to meet a Friday deadline to reopen parliament. Read more »
Lesotho Election Date Expected Soon
South Africa's Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, is travelling to Lesotho to mediate in the political crisis after the leaders agreed to bring the country's election date forward from 2017, in an attempt to solve the impasse.
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With no sign of Lesotho's political leaders overcoming their deadlock over the reopening of Parliament, and against a backdrop of belligerent rhetoric from the country's biggest ... Read more »
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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. Read 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 »
