Kingdom of Lesotho
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NATIONAL STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. SAMUEL NTSOKOANE MATEKANE DELIVERED DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK – 22 SEPTEMBER, 2023
NATIONAL STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. SAMUEL NTSOKOANE MATEKANE DELIVERED DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78th SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IEC DISTRIBUTES ELECTORAL MATERIALS
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has on Saturday distributed the first batch of electoral materials to the districts ahead of Local Government Elections. Speaking in
ANTI-CORRUPTION MOU SIGNED IN MASERU
Lesotho, in partnership with Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to enhance the fight against corruption at
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Lesotho is largely covered in grasses, although trees also appear on the landscape. Indigenous trees include Cape willows, cheche bush (used for fuel), and wild olives. Other willows and white poplars have been introduced into the country.
Not Called The Mountain Kingdom for Nothing
Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana. On the Thaba Bosiu plateau, near Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, are ruins dating from the 19th-century reign of King Moshoeshoe I. Thaba Bosiu overlooks iconic Mount Qiloane, an enduring symbol of the nation’s Basotho people.
2, 070, 000
Population
30, 355
km2, square
1966
Year of Foundation
496 800
Unemployed
11,424 ft
Highest Point
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