Yaya Toure Abandons Ivory Coast: John Obi Mikel Not Selected For Nigeria
IVORY Coast begins the defence of its African title this weekend without Yaya Toure after the team captain asked not to be selected while he considers his international future. So, Sunday’s 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone in neutral Nigeria is the start of new coach Michel Dussuyer’s reign, and possibly the […]
Swaziland’s King Mswati’s Election As Deputy Chairman Of SADC Raises Serious Legal Problem
The Southern African Development Community felt it was not its place to block Swaziland’s King Mswati III’s election as deputy chairman of the regional bloc as it would have meant intervening in the affairs of a nation that has “no problem” with their monarch, Deputy International Relations and Co-operation Minister Luwellyn Landers said on Wednesday. […]
Botswana’s President Ian Khama Tells SADC Leaders To “Walk The Talk”
BOTSWANA: President Ian Khama has reportedly urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders to “walk the talk” and implement the regional body’s key plans. Khama, who is the incoming SADC chairperson, said this in a speech to mark the end of the bloc’s 35th summit of heads of state and government in Gaborone on […]
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Hands Over SADC Chair
ANALYSTS and opposition leaders have varying views over how President Robert Mugabe fared as Southern Africa Development Cooperation (Sadc) chair and also as head of the African Union, a position he is also set to pass on soon. Some of those interviewed last week said Mugabe was unlikely to leave any regional imprint as Sadc […]
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa – Statement Following Visit to Lesotho
“We have had fruitful discussions today with His Majesty the King (His Majesty King Letsie III); with Prime Minister (Pakalitha Mosisili) and members of his cabinet, as well as with leaders of the opposition parties here in Lesotho”. “We presented the report of the Facilitation process here in Lesotho, the final report, to his Majesty […]
South Africa’s Vice President sent to Lesotho as political instability mounts
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was dispatched to Lesotho as political instability in the mountain kingdom worsened following the killing of a former defense chief. President Jacob Zuma, as head of Southern African Development Community’s peace and defense committee, “has become more concerned about the apparent explosive security situation in Lesotho,” SADC said in […]
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ after former Lesotho army chief shot dead by soldiers
The United States said on Monday it was “deeply concerned” after Lesotho’s former army chief was shot dead last week, an incident that risks sparking instability in a small mountainous kingdom of strategic importance to South Africa. Former Lesotho Defence Force commander Maaparankoe Mahao was shot dead by soldiers in his village home on June […]
Spokesperson Statement On Situation in Lesotho
Lesotho has undertaken in recent years a number of significant steps towards strengthening and consolidating governance in the country, thereby overcoming recurrent fragility. Lesotho has successfully held elections that have led to Lesotho’s second coalition government. The recent “Coalition Agreement for Stability and Reform” and the SADC recommendations set out the framework for the government […]
Lesotho Fights Against Gender Based Violence
Lesotho continues to fight against widespread gender based violence (GBV), and so this area of work remains a focal point at the Lesotho Gender Protocol@Work Summit which kicked off yesterday in Maseru at the Maseru Sun Hotel. Gender Links has just released the Gender Based Violence Indicators Study for Lesotho revealing the extent and prevalence […]
We Cannot Underestimate Lesotho – Yohanes Sahile
Ethiopia coach Yohanes Sahile is oozing with confidence after four foreign-based players joined the squad ahead of Sunday’s AFCON 2017 qualifier against Lesotho in Bahir Dar, 700-kilometres from the capital, Addis Ababa. The quartet include; strikers Saladin Said, Oumed Oukri and Getaneh Kebede and midfielder Shimeles Bekele. Saladin plays for Egyptian gaints, Al Ahly while […]
