Lessons from Lesotho
With a coalition government likely after South Africa’s elections in May, many are looking at the West for examples of coalition politics. South Africans, however, should look next door.
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John Aerni-Flessner
John Aerni-Flessner is Associate Professor of African and World History at Michigan State University.
Border wars
The Joint Boundary Commission that Lesotho and South Africa have revived, gives hope that some sort of border deal might be possible between the two countries.
Destroying public trust during a pandemic
Few things are going on as normal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, political dysfunction in Lesotho continues, with negative ramifications for Basotho.
What’s the point of opposition politics in Southern Africa?
Opposition parties, inequality, and the politics of failure in the Southern African region.
Brexit, diamonds and everyday corruption
The rise of populism across the US and Western Europe has been well documented, but it is not only an American or European issue. The case of Lesotho.
Who gets to define borders?
What will the renewed land debate in South Africa mean for the border woes of neighbors such as Lesotho?
Can Lesotho survive more development?
The now-public critique of development only benefiting the well-connected in Lesotho needs to be taken seriously.
Political Violence: The cloud looming over Lesotho
Last week in Lesotho, opposition leaders Tom Thabane and Thesele ‘Maseribane fled to Botswana and South
Is This the Maturation of Politics in Lesotho?
Development, broadly defined, has dominated Lesotho's political discourse throughout its nearly 50 years of independence. This