AUGUST EVENTS IN LESOTHO, COMMENTS BY LORD NEIL B. GIBSON

During late August, Prime Minister Tom Thabane was safely escorted back to his home in the capital of Lesotho, as a result of fleeing what has been labeled as an attempted coup by Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing August 30^th, fueled by the nation’s military.

The military are believed to be supporters of Metsing, with an attempted coup further thought to be in response to Thabane’s suspension of parliament sessions in June earlier this summer, a strategy many interpreted as a maneuver by the prime minister to avoid a mounting vote of no confidence amid feuding in his coalition.

The BBC reported:

Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has returned home after fleeing the mountain kingdom to neighbouring South Africa on Saturday.

At the time he said the military had staged a coup - a charge it denied. Regional leaders rejected his call for troops to be deployed to restore order.

The unrest is thought to be linked to a struggle between Mr Thabane, reportedly supported by the police, and Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, said to have the loyalty of the army.

Here is the complete article.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29045113

The Guardian further wrote:

Lesotho's exiled prime minister has called on neighbouring South Africa to send troops to the tiny mountain kingdom after accusing the military of seizing power in a coup. Tom Thabane fled to South Africa on Saturday in fear of his life after the military surrounded his residence and attacked police headquarters, killing one officer and confiscating weapons. Since then there have been reports of hundreds of police deserting across the border, residents stocking up on food and basic necessities and confusion over who is running the country of 2 million people.

Here is the complete article.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/01/lesotho-tom-thabane-south-africa

The Kingdom of Lesotho, a nation Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson is very familiar with, particularly its resources, culture and pressing issues, as he continues to work with the country’s royal family. It’s somewhat an openly understood concept that tension has been escalating largely to 40% of the population living under impoverished conditions, which is documented well below the international poverty line.

In conjunction with Twin Peaks Investment Group, Neil Gibson has been diligently addressing and working to bring solutions to improving Lesotho’s transportation options as one of number of means to enhance the nation’s people to use the country’s natural resources to create a higher standard of living.

For more information.

www.twinpeakslesotho.com

Lesotho, known as “the Kingdom in the Sky” is a beautiful, mountainous, landlocked country with enormous natural resources, situated in the middle of South Africa. Lesotho is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters or 3,300 feet in elevation; 80% of the country lies over 1,400 meters.