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 Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of seizing power in a coup and leaving the country in flux.

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MASERU (AFP) ― Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane on Saturday said he had fled for his life across the border to South Africa, accusing the military of seizing power in a coup and leaving the country ...

JOHANNESBURG—Turmoil engulfed the tiny kingdom of Lesotho early on Saturday, after troops stormed police stations and forced the prime minister to flee the landlocked country, according to a member of ...