When rival officers gunned down Lesotho’s army chief and were then killed by his bodyguards, hopes that the mountain kingdom had escaped its cycle of violence also perished. The shoot-out this week at ...

Lesotho Revolution for Prosperity party leader Sam Matekane (centre), Alliance of Democrats deputy leader Professor Ntoi Rapapa (L) and Movement for Economic Change leader Selibe Mochoboroane. Molise ...

Sam Matekane, Lesotho’s new prime minister has the daunting job of restoring public trust in politics and government. Molise Molise/AFP via Getty Images Matekane’s Revolution for Prosperity, a party ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. President Donald Trump has not been particularly kind to the small African nation of ...

The government and opposition are squabbling over the Omnibus Bill, which was supposed to stabilise the country. Last week Lesotho's government imposed a nationwide curfew after the murder of ...

The two senior officers behind the attack were also killed in the gunfight with Khoantle Motsomotso’s bodyguards, just two months after elections meant to usher in a new era of peace. “They attempted ...