Renewed attacks by armed groups in northern Mozambique have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Fighting in the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado began in 2017, when fighters affiliated with ISIL declared a campaign to establish a caliphate.

Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports.

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A terror insurgency in northern Mozambique has displaced over 100,000 people over the last few months. The people are fleeing the country's Cabo Delgado Province as the Al-Shabaab terror group ramps up its attacks. The terrorists are known to use child soldiers as young as 12. Over 70 children are still missing after the latest attack by Al-Shabaab.

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Troubled southern African nation Lesotho's plan to hold a snap election was approved Friday by the SADC regional bloc who will deploy police to oversee the ballot. The opposition Democratic Congress rallied ahead of the poll. Duration: 01:22

A naturalised Lesotho citizen of Chinese origin, Jason Shao, also known as Pule, is facing a legal challenge to him standing as an independent candidate in the upcoming national assembly elections.

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Lesotho's beleaguered prime minister Thomas Thabane announces his resignation on public television, ending a months-long crisis that engulfed the kingdom after he was accused of playing a role in the murder of his estranged wife. SOUNDBITE

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The Revolution for Prosperity, a party formed by a diamond magnate in March, has won the most seats in Lesotho's election. But the party will need to court others to gain a majority in parliament.

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Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's Democratic Congress, Deputy Prime minister Mothetjoa Metsing's Lesotho Congress for Democracy and other coalition parties have entered into a pact that will see the coalition working together during the upcoming elections on June 3 elections. The parties say this strategy will guarantee them a 50% plus 1 seat majority, and ensure that they retain power.
Many parties on the continent have, in recent times, opted for coalition politics which has led to opposition parties in the SADEC region winning elections.

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In Lesotho, a millionaire political novice has won the most votes in legislative elections but fell short of securing a parliamentary majority that could have ended long-running political gridlock.

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Lesotho' parliament recently averted a deepening political crisis in the country. MP's filed a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Tom Thabane. Courtesy #DStv403

The leader of the Lesotho political party Revolution For Prosperity, Sam Matekane, has successfully found two coalition partners with which to form a government.
After winning the recent elections, the new party fell just five seats short of governing alone.

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The government of Lesotho has conceded defeat and accepted the final ruling of the Apex Court which nullified the state of emergency declared by the collapsed 10th parliament. A media practitioner, Kananelo Boloetsi, and advocate Lintle Tuke had challenged the legality of recalling the 10th parliament for the purposes of resuscitating the collapsed omnibus bill into law.

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Just days after celebrating 56 years of independence, Lesotho is today heading to the polls to elect a new government. This comes amid failures by its parliament to pass constitutional reforms meant to end political instability.

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of Lesotho's Tuoe Hantsi gives some insights into how ready the Mountain Kingdom is for these elections.

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Ahead of the reopening of the 11th parliament, opposition parties in Lesotho are up in arms, accusing the new government of failure to deliver the most basic services, while crime and corruption are at their peak.
Opposition parties outside parliament are also accusing the country's Independent Electoral Commission of misallocating Proportional Seats in parliament.

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In Lesotho IEC Staff, security personnel, media and observers and anyone who will be on duty on the main election day are voting.
June 3, 2017 will mark the third time in five years that Lesotho has held a general election. The election comes on the heels of Democratic Congress (DC) Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili losing a no-confidence motion in Parliament, in March. Yesterday six political parties battled it out in a pre-election debate.

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Lesotho's Prime Minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, is expected to call a snap election on Thursday after losing a confidence vote in parliament.
A slew of defections by ruling-coalition lawmakers to the opposition has badly weakened support for the prime minister.

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The Minister of police Bheki Cele and deputy minister of home affairs, Njabulo Nzuza have signed a memorandum of agreement with their Lesotho counterpart to combat cross border crime and develop smooth movement of people and goods between the two countries.

This agreement comes ahead of the proposed signing of the Binational Cooperation between the Republic and the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Ahead of the formalisation of the Binational Cooperation between the Lesotho and the Republic and South Africa, several ministries are joining heads to find best areas of common interest.

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Lesotho - South Africa has expressed concern over the latest political developments in Lesotho. This comes amid reports of an increased military presence in the capital Maseru. Some commentators and observers in the country say a constitutional crisis is coming to a head.

The much anticipated Lesotho National Dialogue for Reforms
and the country's coalition government hang in the balance.
This follows a constitutional court ruling that nullified an amnesty clause. The clause paved the way for the return of opposition leader Mothetjoa Metsing. Metsing had demanded temporary amnesty after being in exile in South Africa for more than a year, and the parties signed an agreement to allow this, but the constitutional court ruled that the amnesty clause is unconstitutional. Long-time SADC Facilitator President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to attend the dialogue on Monday.

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SADC members have sent a strong warning to anyone derailing the reform process in Lesotho.
That country has agreed to embark on political and security reforms, with the aim of bringing about stability.
SADC has given the mountain Kingdom until May 2019, to comply with decisions taken at the Troika summit.

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