A Coup in Lesotho Will Not Be Tolerated, Warns South Africa

"Not in any corner of our Southern African Development Community, not in any corner of our continent will we ever tolerate a military coup," Maite Nkoane Mashabane, South Africa's International Relations Minister, said in response to a question on whether the Lesotho military would accept the election result.

Officials assist a voter in Lesotho.

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