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Giant 910-carat diamond mined in Southern Africa's Lesotho

Awhopping910-caratdiamondwasdiscoveredinSouthernAfrica,oneofthebiggestgemseverfound,theminingcompanythatuncovereditsaidMonday.Thecolorlessdiamondwasextractedfro

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Wife of Lesotho's newly-elected PM shot dead

Lesotho’snewprimeministerhaslosthiswifeaftershewasallegedlyshotonWednesdayaheadofhisFridayinauguration,reportedSABC.TomThabanewontheelectionsearlierthismonthfol

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APD Campus Reporters| Lesotho in Africa, a correspondent’s turning point

“For any democracy to thrive, its media must act as watchdog – holding leaders accountable for their words and deeds. And, yes, take a bite if they fail to deliver,” Michael J. Jordan, a U.S. foreign correspondent wrote in one piece of his news article titled” The Toothless Watchdog: Why Election Coverage Matters.”

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Opposition urges S. African gov't to clarify involvement in Lesotho

​The South African government should lift the veil of secrecy around its involvement in Lesotho, the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday.

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Lesotho's prime minister pledges to re-open parliament

​Two days after returning from South Africa following a military coup, Lesotho's Prime Minister Tomas Thabane on Thursday pledged to re-open parliament on September 19.

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U.S. orders some embassy family members to leave Lesotho

Washington said Monday that it had ordered non-employed family members of the embassy personnel in Lesotho to leave due to uncertainty over the kingdom's security situation.

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Lesotho's coalition gov't pledges to restore stability

​Leaders of the Lesotho coalition government on Monday pledged to render the Southern African Development Community (SADC) full support with a view to speedily restore stability and security in the kingdom.

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U.N. chief calls for concerted efforts in Lesotho to work for peaceful resolution of differences

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced his concern about the reported military coup in Lesotho, and called for a "peaceful and lasting resolution" of all parties' differences.