Maaparankeo Mahao Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/maaparankeo-mahao/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Maaparankeo Mahao Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/maaparankeo-mahao/ 32 32 SADC security force withdraws from Lesotho after improved stability https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/sadc-security-force-withdraws-from-lesotho-after-improved-stability/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/sadc-security-force-withdraws-from-lesotho-after-improved-stability/ The 285-strong regional security force helping restore peace and stability in Lesotho has withdrawn from the mountain kingdom. Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says respect for civilian authority has been restored in his forces. The Southern African Development Community moved its security force into Maseru last December following the killing of army chief Khoantle Motsomotso by […]

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]]> The 285-strong regional security force helping restore peace and stability in Lesotho has withdrawn from the mountain kingdom.

Prime Minister Thomas Thabane says respect for civilian authority has been restored in his forces.

The Southern African Development Community moved its security force into Maseru last December following the killing of army chief Khoantle Motsomotso by a rival group within the Lesotho defence force.

This followed two months after a snap election brought Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to power at the head of a coalition 

Two years earlier former army chief Maaparankoe Mahao was gunned down for allegedly resisting arrest.

SADC executive secretary Stergomena Tax says good progress has been made in  restoring security in Lesotho following a failed coup in 2014.

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]]> Constitutional Court nixes Lesotho’s amnesty deal https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/constitutional-court-nixes-lesothos-amnesty-deal/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/11/constitutional-court-nixes-lesothos-amnesty-deal/ An amnesty clause brokered by South Africa’s mediator in Lesotho has been rejected by the mountain kingdom’s Constitutional Court. This puts a question mark over  the planned return this weekend of an opposition leader after a year in exile in South Africa. ends intro Ruling unconstitutional the amnesty deal brokered by South Africa judge Dikgang […]

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]]> An amnesty clause brokered by South Africa’s mediator in Lesotho has been rejected by the mountain kingdom’s Constitutional Court.

This puts a question mark over  the planned return this weekend of an opposition leader after a year in exile in South Africa.

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Ruling unconstitutional the amnesty deal brokered by South Africa judge Dikgang Moseneke threatens Lesotho’s fragile coalition government led by Thomas Thabane

Opposition leader Mothetjoa Metsing fled the kingdom facing charges of corruption and possible treason for his involvement in a failed 2014 coup attempt that forced the region to get involved in restoring stability.

Metsing’s also suspected of being behind the killing of former army chief Maaparakoe Mahao.

Lesotho’s Prime Minister Monyane Moleleleki is criticized for signing the deal brokered by the South African  mediator

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