The rowdiness that marked the All Basotho Convention’s navel-gazing “sabbatical conference” gave a new twist to the leadership battle in the party

Parties in Lesotho’s shaky coalition government have averted a political crisis by agreeing to continue working together until elections in 2017.

Lesotho’s former dictator, Major General Metsing Lekhanya, on Tuesday called the parliament "illegitimate".

The government of Lesotho believes it has uncovered a plot by opposition political parties to assassinate some government ministers and business people, spokesperson Mothejoa…