The mountain kingdom’s politicians keep playing the same old game, with the same frustrating results

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

Polling stations closed in Lesotho Saturday, in a tight election that pitted three erstwhile allies against each other.

Lesotho’s voters head to the polls in a tight election where bitter rivalries among the three main party leaders have overshadowed worries about jobs.

Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili resigned this week from the faction-riven ruling party to join a new movement.

Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili on Tuesday resigned from the faction-riven Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to join a new movement.