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Mosisili en Fuego

Verbatim from Reuters story:

Government offices in Lesotho caught fire early on Friday, burning several buildings around the seat of government in Maseru.

The fire ripped through several sections of the government complex, including the boardroom of the cabinet principal secretary, close to the prime minister's office.

The road to the government complex was cordoned off while police investigated the cause of fire.

From News24:

South African public radio reported eye witnesses as saying the fire broke out around 04:30 GMT.

Lesotho Police blocked SABC from filming the fire: here.

It's Snowing in Lesotho

An artist's rendition of the drama:

Read all about this madness: here and here.

Lesotho Bus Crash

A bus and truck crash near Mapoteng has claimed at least 40 lives. Story here.

The cause of the accident, which took place on Tuesday, was found to be overloading and speeding.

Who would have guessed?

ABC and BNP Coalition Government

Old Tommy is rounding up the troops for a coalition in parliament. The ABC and the BNP have joined to... do stuff... Full story here.

Meanwhile, Mophato Monyake the chairperson of the newly formed ABC branch in Bloemfontein, says the coalition will push for improvement of the lives of many in Lesotho.

This will be interesting for a number of reasons, however what I think will be worth following is how the ABC fairs in South Africa. The politics of South Africa are fairly lopsided, so who knows. ANC watch out...

US Ambassador Leaving

It would seem that June Carter Perry is leaving Lesotho. Full brief here.

The President intends to nominate June Carter Perry, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Sierra Leone. Ms. Perry, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Chief of Mission to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Prior to this, she served as Director of Social and Humanitarian Affairs at the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the Department of State. Earlier in her career, she served as Diplomat-in-Residence at Howard University. Ms. Perry received her bachelor's degree from Loyola University, her master's degree from the University of Chicago, and also attended the National Defense University.