Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Maseru, Lesotho, for talks to restore stability in the mountain kingdom, his office said on Monday. “The deputy president is expected to spend two days in the country to facilitate a peaceful resolution of the political and security challenges facing the country, as[…]
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. After meeting with coalition leaders on Tuesday, Zuma told the broadcaster talks went well. He said leaders had reached a point where they[…]
Lesotho’s army commander said Sunday that military action was now the only option against a general accused of masterminding an attempted coup, and appealed to neighbouring states for assistance. Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao told AFP in a telephone interview from Maseru, capital of the tiny Southern African nation, that efforts[…]
Lesotho’s exiled police commissioner returned to the country Wednesday, ordering his officers to go back to work. But this week’s violence has left the force disarmed and with reason to still live in fear. “It was around eight o’clock when we heard the shots,” said one of the few remaining[…]
Police in Lesotho have been told to abandon their posts and not wear uniforms to avoid being targeted in attacks in the kingdom’s continuing power vacuum, an official said Tuesday. At least one policeman was killed when the military disarmed police stations on Saturday. Radios were also jammed in what[…]
Gunfire and power cuts rekindled tensions in Lesotho’s capital Maseru overnight, as the mountain nation awaited the possible return of its exiled prime minister following an apparent coup. An aide to Tom Thabane told AFP the 75-year-old could return to the country Tuesday, after regional mediators brokered a road map[…]
The king of Lesotho is taking action to fill a power vacuum after the military’s actions over the weekend caused the prime minister to flee the mountainous African country. King Letsie III is appointing a Cabinet minister to run the country as both the prime minister and deputy prime minister[…]
Foreign ministers of three Southern Africa Development Community member states will be discussing the recent events in Lesotho, Dirco confirmed on Sunday. “Foreign ministers of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia are meeting tonight in Pretoria to talk about matters of Lesotho,” said International Relations and Co-operation departmental spokesman, Clayson Monyela.[…]
The ANC on Saturday called on the Lesotho Defence Force to return to barracks and allow the government to continue its functions. “The African National Congress has noted with deep concern developments in the Kingdom of Lesotho where it is reported that the military has seized key buildings and installations[…]
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