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Landprofil 2010-2011 av Elling N. Tjønneland:
Lesotho
Det fattige fjellandet Lesotho – omgitt av Sør-Afrika på alle kantar – har vore prega av uro og politisk konflikt etter mest kvart einaste val sidan sjølvstende i 1966. SADC har forsøkt å mekle i ein fastlåst politisk situasjonen sidan det førre parlamentsvalet i 2007, men meklaren ga opp i 2009. Utviklinga i landet har vore sterkt prega av forholda i den mektige naboen. Levealderen er blant dei lågaste i Afrika – i det vesentlege som følgje av hiv og aids. Samtidig har landet satsa stort på å bygge ut utdanningsvesenet. Les mer >
Africa News Update - siste saker fra Lesotho
King announces May election
Maseru (Lesotho) - The King of Lesotho has set 26 May as the date for eagerly awaited general elections following a successful dialogue that ended the deadlock among the main political players. Les mer >
Southern African News Features / 10.4.2012
Government to turn its back on textile industry
Maseru (Lesotho) - Lesotho’s textile sector – the country’s largest employer – is regarded by many as the only way out of the poverty trap in a tiny kingdom where more than half of the population lives on less than Les mer >
Inter Press Service (IPS) / 31.10.2011
Unexpected benefits of highlands water project
Johannesburg (South Africa) - The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) was conceived and built primarily to supplement the water supply of the industrial hub of South Les mer >
Inter Press Service (IPS), by Steven Lang / 31.1.2008
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GODE LINKER TIL Lesotho
- LetsemaLetsema is based in Maseru and provides a central hub for HIV/AIDS organisations to work together and share knowledge and resources.
- Lesotho Council of Non-Governmental OrganisationsThe LCN is an umbrella organization for NGOs in Lesotho.
- Kick4LifeKick4Life uses the power of football and sport to transform the lives of some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.
- Rural Self-help Development Association (RSDA)The RSDA works with local farmers, government and other NGOs to eradicate hunger and improve the lives of rural Basotho.