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How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

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Prince Harry personally injects huge seven-figure sum to his own charity

Sentebale - a charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 - grew by more than 50 percent in the last year, with a huge donation from the Duke of Sussex

Daily Mirror

Harry narrates new video promoting Sentebale’s HIV charity work

The charity works with vulnerable children and young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana.

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Explainer-Why Lesotho parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa

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Reuters

Fashion Sakala boo boys slammed as Rangers star handed firm defence over 'selfish' Zambia jibes

Sakala was booed against Lesotho with some fans feeling he's selfish but a former Zambia defender reckons that's wide of the mark.

Daily Record

Fashion Sakala takes Rangers form on Zambia duty as he scores stunning solo goal in comeback win

The Light Blues star has been reborn at Ibrox since Michael Beale's arrival at the club and he has taken that confidence on international duty in a African Cup of Nations qualifying win over Lesotho

Glasgow Live

Watch Fashion Sakala score stunning Zambia equaliser as Rangers star's solo effort leads AFCON comeback

Sakala inspired his side to a comeback win as he raced past two players and fired in a brilliant solo equaliser.

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A timeline of papal visits to Africa: From Paul VI to Francis

As Pope Francis visits the DRC and South Sudan, we take a look at previous papal voyages to the continent.

Al Jazeera

Netherlands to resume international adoptions from Thailand, 5 other countries

THE HAGUE: After a nearly two-year-freeze on new international adoptions the Dutch government on Wednesday announced plans resume adoptions of children from the Philippines, Hungary, Lesotho, Taiwan, Thailand and South Africa.

Bangkok Post

Lesotho’s election brought change. Six things needed to promote peace and democracy

Lesotho’s 2022 general election, its tenth since its independence from Britain in 1966, was unique in more ways than one.

The Conversation

Netherlands to resume international adoptions from selected countries

After a nearly two-year-freeze on new international adoptions the Dutch government on Wednesday announced plans resume adoptions of children from the Philippines, Hungary, Lesotho, Taiwan, Thailand and South Africa.

Reuters

Diamond tycoon Matekane sworn in as Lesotho's new PM

Diamond tycoon Sam Matekane has taken the oath as Lesotho's new prime minister. The 64-year-old businessman formed his political party just six months before winning October's elections.

France 24

Lesotho electoral body says made a mistake over parliament seats

Voting authorities in Lesotho have said they incorrectly allocated parliamentary seats after an Oct. 7 election, asking the country's top court to reverse the allocations and halt the legislature's first sitting, court papers showed on Saturday.

Reuters

Lesotho elections: turnout was down to 38% - new leaders will have to deal with political discontent

The southern African kingdom of Lesotho went to the polls on 7 October 2022. Or at least some of its voters did. Turnout was at an all-time low of 38% of registered voters. Many are expressing discontent with politics in Lesotho by refusing to participate. Those that did come out…

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Lesotho elections: newcomers score impressive win, but politics will still be unstable

The 2022 national elections in Lesotho will go down in the country’s history as among the most eventful. A party formed only six months ahead of the legislative election, Revolution for Prosperity, emphatically ended the reign of the All Basotho Convention and the Democratic Congress, which have dominated politics in…

France 24

Tunisia struggles as petrol supply disrupted

For days, drivers in Tunisia have faced long queues at petrol stations due to fuel shortages. And Lesotho's election winner Sam Matekane has announced a new coalition government. Finally, developing countries call for more funding for the programme that allows crucial grain and food to be safely exported out ofports…

The Independent UK

Lesotho's election winner announces new coalition government

Lesotho’s businessman-turned-politician Sam Matekane of the Revolution for Prosperity party is set to become the southern African country’s next prime minister after cobbling together a coalition

Reuters

Lesotho's RFP party forms coalition government with other opposition after election win

Lesotho's newly formed party Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), which won the most seats in last week's election but fell short of an overall majority, has formed a coalition government with two other opposition parties, its leader said on Tuesday.

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Bangkok Post

'Our home': Lesotho's last cave dwellers

KOME, Lesotho: Inside a dimly-lit mud dwelling nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho, Mamotonosi Ntefane, 67, dusts off an animal skin.

The Independent UK

Upstart party wins in Lesotho polls, must form coalition

Lesotho business mogul Sam Matekane’s upstart party, Revolution for Prosperity, has won 56 of the 120 constituencies in the general elections

Reuters

Lesotho populist party wins most seats in election, falls short of majority

A Lesotho party led by a diamond magnate won the most seats in last week's election, but fell short of an overall majority, the election commission said on Monday, raising the prospect of more political gridlock.

Reuters

Lesotho's new party set for election win, early results show

A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having secured enough for a simple majority, according to preliminary results from the election commission.

Radio France Internationale

Lesotho goes to the polls amid ongoing political crisis

Thousands of voters in Lesotho are casting their ballots this Friday in the southern African kingdom's general elections.

The Independent UK

Thousands vote in southern Africa's small kingdom Lesotho

Thousands of voters in Lesotho are casting their ballots in the country’s general elections

Reuters

Lesotho elects new parliament amid unresolved political crisis

Lesotho citizens voted in a parliamentary election on Friday that political analysts said could see the ruling party lose power after years of political instability that the southern African mountain kingdom's lawmakers have failed to resolve.

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