| 6,080,769 |
-29.6912 |
28.432199 |
Lesotho |
|
Unrest in Lesotho started after a May 23 election, which the opposition claims was rigged in favour of the LCD, and culminated in September with a general strike and a mutiny in the army. Violence followed foreign intervention at the behest of |
| 6,080,774 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Lesotho police and soldiers opened automatic gunfire at each other outside the palace of King Letsie III early Thursday evening, killing one civilian, an AFP correspondent at the scene saw. |
| 6,080,781 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
A young supporter of one of the political parties opposed to Lesotho's government was critically wounded Sunday after being shot in the neck at close range by a policeman, eyewitnesses said. |
| 6,080,786 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Dozens of mutinous soldiers were holed up in military headquarters Friday, surrounded by troops loyal to the government of this small southern African kingdom, a U.S. diplomat said. |
| 6,080,794 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
South African Defence Minister Joe Modise Monday resumed negotiations here with rival army factions, as hundreds of angry protesters demanded he stop interfering in the affairs of the mountain kingdom. |
| 6,080,802 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Anti-government protesters caused renewed unrest in Lesotho's capital on Tuesday when they forced civil servants out of their cars and seized about 50 state vehicles, an AFP correspondent said. |
| 6,080,812 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Protests flared in Lesotho's streets Wednesday over a disputed May election, even as officials announced that a three-nation investigation into allegations of vote fraud had concluded. |
| 6,080,817 |
-29.6912 |
28.432199 |
Lesotho |
|
|
| 6,080,824 |
-29.6912 |
28.432199 |
Lesotho |
|
outh African press reports Thursday, quoting villagers who have fled across the border, said the bandits, driving around in trucks and pickups, enter villages with a list of names of supporters of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), the p |
| 6,080,834 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Along with a rally Sunday by the opposition alliance, the ruling party gathering fueled ongoing tensions in Lesotho. |
| 6,080,840 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Premier Pakalitha Mosisili fled to safety Sunday after a gunshot injured a participant at a party rally. |
| 6,080,848 |
-29.2922 |
27.5182 |
Lesotho |
|
Two Lesotho opposition activists were killed and a third was injured on Sunday in an attack in a village east of Maseru, police said. |
| 6,080,854 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Amnesty International expressed concern Thursday over conditions in a Lesotho prison where 50 soldiers accused of staging a mutiny last year are being held. The prisoners on Monday briefly overran the prison in the capital Maseru to protest the |
| 6,080,860 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
But the home team, who staged a brief, midweek strike demanding 3,000 dollars appearance money each, had to play without injured star striker Lebajoa Mphongoa, and that was just the start of their troubles. |
| 6,080,865 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
The government of Lesotho closed down the southern African country's only teachers training college Friday, eight days after the 1,500 students initiated a strike. |
| 6,080,873 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Police in Lesotho used tear gas and clubs Monday to break up a protest by clothing workers demanding better wages and working conditions. |
| 6,080,878 |
-29.450001 |
27.700001 |
Lesotho |
|
Eight people were killed in weekend violence triggered by cattle rustling in Lesotho, police said Monday amid reports that villagers are increasingly taking the law into their own hands. |
| 6,080,884 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Lesotho police have fired rubber bullets and teargas at students who were demonstrating against delays in the allocation of allowances at the tiny mountain kingdom's only university outside Maseru, an official said Friday. |
| 6,080,890 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
One protester was killed Monday and five others were critically wounded after police opened fire Monday on a group of workers demanding higher wages, according to news reports. |
| 6,080,897 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Lesotho's foreign minister was injured in a weekend shooting outside his home, police said Monday, raising fears of political violence in the tiny mountain kingdom. |
| 6,080,903 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
A Dutch aid worker with the Clinton Foundation was shot to death at the house of Lesotho's trade and industry minister, police said Saturday. |
| 6,080,909 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Lesotho's capital Maseru following a series of attacks by gunmen targeting senior political figures and their bodyguards, police said on Tuesday. |
| 6,080,915 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Lesotho's capital Maseru was brought to a standstill on Tuesday as thousands of workers heeded a stay-away call by the opposition as part of long-running dispute over election results. |
| 6,080,920 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Lesotho's main opposition leader Tom Thabane on Sunday called on Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili to hold snap elections to solve a 20-month dispute over parliamentary seats. |
| 6,080,926 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
An assassination attempt is directed on the Prime Minister, uncovering political tensions existing after an election in which the opposition disputes the allocation of Parliament seats |
| 6,080,931 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Thousands of supporters of the All Basotho Convention held a rally in Maseru ahead of national elections, hoping to mount a successful challenge to the Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili and his Democratic Congress party. |
| 6,080,940 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
In Maseru, thousands of members of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy rallied to express support for their party in upcoming elections and to show opposition to PM Mosili and the ruling Democratic Congress. |
| 6,081,807 |
-15.7167 |
46.3167 |
Madagascar |
|
Supporters of rival politicians clash, wounding 5. |
| 6,080,957 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
The military raids police headquarters and installations, disarming police, and looks for national leadership in an apparent coup attempt. |
| 6,080,967 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Supporters of a lieutenant responsible for a coup attempt to assassinate his replacement. |
| 6,080,976 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Police and soldiers fire at each other after soldiers get close to the home of the police commander |
| 6,080,983 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
Soldiers attack the home of a senior government official, leading to a shootout with police. |
| 6,080,989 |
-29.314199 |
27.483299 |
Lesotho |
|
soldiers and the President's armed body guards ensued in the capital, the reason is unknown though tensions remain high after the failed 2014 coup. The shootout killed a bystander and injured two body guards, the government claims the military fired first, the military refutes this claims. |
| 6,080,995 |
-30.1912 |
27.932199 |
Lesotho |
|
Former army chief is shot and killed by a reported group of soldiers while he was surrendering himself to authorities for his roles in an attempted coup last year. Others report that he resisted arrest. Mahoe was aligned with former Primer Minister who fled the country earlier in the year. |
| 6,081,001 |
-24.540501 |
24.712799 |
Botswana |
|
Diamond miners go on strike |
| 6,081,008 |
-22.2619 |
23.955099 |
Botswana |
|
Public sector workers strike over pay |
| 6,081,014 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Students protest firing of government employees |
| 6,081,019 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Villagers riot after ritual killing of a girl, protest police inefficiency. Protest spreads to capital |
| 6,081,024 |
-24.4167 |
26.15 |
Botswana |
|
Villagers riot after ritual killing of a girl, protest police inefficiency. Protest spreads to capital |
| 6,081,030 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Hyundai workers strike after plan to close down plant announced |
| 6,081,037 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
University faculty strike over pay |
| 6,081,044 |
-22.2619 |
23.955099 |
Botswana |
|
Local government service providers strike over pay |
| 6,081,051 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Protest against U.S. war in Iraq |
| 6,081,057 |
-22.344 |
24.180201 |
Botswana |
|
Diamond miners go on strike over pay |
| 6,081,066 |
-21.947399 |
23.7633 |
Botswana |
|
San Bushment protest against government relocation plan. |
| 6,081,072 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Union activists protest against decision to fire leader |
| 6,081,081 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Opposition party protests against relocation of San Bushmen |
| 6,081,087 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Group urges government and SADC to take stronger stance on Zimbabwe rights violations |
| 6,081,095 |
-24.6541 |
25.908701 |
Botswana |
|
Zimbabwean immigrants protest against Mugabe government |
| 6,081,101 |
-22.2619 |
23.955099 |
Botswana |
|
90,000 civil servants strike over pay increases. Thousands march in the streets. Students angry over their teacher's participation in the strike riot, and police respond with tear gas. |
