The Southern African Development Community have decided to send a team to the Kingdom of Lesotho to investigate the murder of a former military commander
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern over the military coup in the South African nation of Lesotho, calling on all parties to resolve their differences peacefully.
20120626 AFP Michael Ramodibedi's appointment comes despite a new constitution adopted in 2005 that says only Swazi nationals are eligible for the job from July 26, 2012.
20120602 AFP Leaders of every political party in Lesotho said in a joint statement Friday they had accepted the outcome of last week's closely fought parliamentary election.
20120602 AP JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The politician who led Lesotho for the last 14 years could soon be leading the opposition after his party failed to win a majority in parliament in weekend elections in this mountainous southern African country.
20120530 AFP Lesotho's ruling party won the most votes in weekend parliamentary polls but fell short of the required majority to govern alone and will have to form a coalition, final results showed Tuesday.
20120528 AFP Lesotho looked set for its first coalition government after closely fought general elections this weekend, with partial returns Sunday showing that no party would likely win a majority.
20120527 AFP Lesotho's one million voters went to the polls Saturday in a tight general election where bitter personal rivalries among the three main party leaders have overshadowed worries about jobs and poverty.
20120526 AFP African observers Friday called for peace on the eve of Lesotho's hotly contested general elections, while praising the tiny country for a campaign period free of major violence.
20120521 AFP Thousands of people braved Lesotho's early winter cold Sunday for the final rallies ahead of next weekend's closely fought vote, with the opposition claiming dirty tricks had undercut their turnouts.
20120520 AFP Lesotho held early voting Saturday, one week before the mostly hotly contested general elections since the 1998 polls that degenerated into looting and sparked a South African intervention.
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