Four days later, Edgar Mahlomola Motuba, the editor of the newspaper Leselinyana la Lesotho, was abducted from his home, together with two friends, and murdered.
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20 Facts About Lesotho
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On 19 May 2020, Thomas Thabane formally stepped down as prime minister of Lesotho following months of pressure after he was named as a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife.
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Lesotho was ranked 12th out of 48 sub-Saharan African countries in the 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance.
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Lesotho is a member of some regional economic organisations, including the Southern African Development Community, and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU).
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Lesotho has maintained ties with the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and other Western states.
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Lesotho Mounted Police Service is charged with the maintenance of law and order.
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Constitution of Lesotho came into force after the publication of the Commencement Order.
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Lesotho applies the common law, which refers to unwritten law or law from non-statutory sources, and excludes customary law.
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Lesotho has a dual legal system consisting of customary and general laws operating side by side.
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Administrative purposes, Lesotho is divided into 10 districts, each headed by a district administrator.
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Rainfall in Lesotho is variable regarding both when and where precipitation occurs.
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In 2007, Lesotho experienced a drought and was advised by the United Nations to declare a state of emergency to get aid from international organizations.
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Drought in Lesotho leads to both migration to more urban areas and immigration to South Africa for new opportunities and to escape food insecurity.
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The report found that between July 2019 and June 2020 640, 000 people in Lesotho are expected to be affected by food insecurity as a result of "unproductive harvests as well as the corresponding rise in food prices because of the drought".
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Economy of Lesotho is based on agriculture, livestock, manufacturing and mining, and depends on inflows of workers' remittances and receipts from the Southern African Customs Union.
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Lesotho has taken advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act to become the largest exporter of garments to the US from sub-Saharan Africa.
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US brands and retailers sourcing from Lesotho include: Foot Locker, Gap, Gloria Vanderbilt, JCPenney, Levi Strauss, Saks, Sears, Timberland and Wal-Mart.
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Lesotho has progressed in moving from a predominantly subsistence-oriented economy to a lower middle-income economy exporting natural resources and manufacturing goods.
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The global economic crisis make Lesotho underwent a loss of textile exports and jobs in this sector due somewhat to the economic slowdown in the United States, 1 of their export destinations.
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On 2 December 2008 Lesotho became the 42nd country in the world to sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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