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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04MASERU312 |
U.S.-SACU TRADE PROMOTION ROUNDTABLE: SUGGESTED INVITEES [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-24 16:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD LT USTR |
| 04MASERU321 |
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION INITIAL VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation team of Clay Lowery, Tom Briggs and Wesley Wilson paid a very successful initial visit to Lesotho May 26-28. Over the course of two and a half days, they met with the Prime Minister, nearly the entire Cabinet, almost all of the Principal Secretarie [...] |
2004-06-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD PREL LT MCC |
| 04MASERU598 |
MCC CHIEF EXEC VISITS LESOTHO [...] SUMMARY: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Applegarth and other MCC officials visited Lesotho October 25-26 on a familiarization trip. In an extremely busy 36 hours, Mr. Applegarth and his team met with a wide variety of government, private sector, NGO, [...] |
2004-11-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV ECON PREL LT MCC |
| 05MASERU160 |
DEMARCHE ON COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM LT UNHCR |
| 05MASERU176 |
MFA STRESSES POSITIVE U.S.-LESOTHO RELATIONS TO AF/S [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his familiarization visit to Lesotho, AF/S Director Dan Mozena met April 4 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. Ambassador Perry and DCM (notetaker) accompanied. Topics covered included the upcoming local elections, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, Article 98 [...] |
2005-04-08 12:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM KHIV WZ ZI LT KICC HIV MCC |
| 05MASERU182 |
BASOTHO PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM WANING FOR YET-UNSIGNED MCC [...] Summary: At an April 4 luncheon with GOL Ministers held in honor of AF/S Director Dan Mozena's visit, government discussion focused mainly on the status of Lesotho's proposal for Millennium Challenge Account funds. Ministers urged MCC Associate Country Director Deidra Fair for incremental re [...] |
2005-04-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD PGOV PREL LT MCC |
| 05MASERU186 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [...] SUMMARY. The Commissioner of Police Mrs. 'Malejaka Evelyn Letooane paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on Wednesday April 7, 2005. Their discussion focused on the current security situation and public safety in Lesotho.The Ambassador expressed concerns about recent attacks on expatriate re [...] |
2005-04-12 13:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL LT |
| 05MASERU198 |
LESOTHO'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] On April 14, Charge a.i. delivered the talking points in ref to MFA Deputy Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela. The DPS said that Lesotho will be represented in Santiago by its Ambassador to the U.S., Molelekeng Rapolaki, and Ms. M. Ranooe, Counselor -- Division of Europe and the Americas, MF [...] |
2005-04-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL LT |
| 05MASERU205 |
DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LESOTHO [...] The Ambassador declares that a humanitarian disaster exists in Lesotho due to the continuing shortage of food. In essence, the conditions that created a humanitarian disaster starting in 2002 (ref E) and continuing in 2003-2004 (REF D) remain in effect: the drought continues and the situation [...] |
2005-04-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL LT |
| 05MASERU209 |
PRE-ELECTORAL CONSULTATIONS: U.S., ALLIES MEET [...] Summary: Ambassador hosted Chiefs of Missions of the United Kingdom (Dean), South Africa, and the UN Resident Coordinator (UNDP Representative Hodan Haji-Mohamud) to discuss facilitation of a tri-partite meeting between Government of Lesotho (GOL), Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and o [...] |
2005-04-22 11:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LT |
| 05MASERU213 |
LCN STAKEHOLDER REVIEW CONFERENCE - 13 TO 15 APRIL 2005 [...] SUMMARY. This is one of a series of messages on Lesotho's upcoming elections. The Lesotho Council of Non-governmental Organizations (LCN) organized an April 13-15 stakeholder review conference on the forthcoming local government elections. This was yet another initiative by LCN to enhance [...] |
2005-04-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
| 05MASERU214 |
LESOTHO FACES UP TO ITS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Lesotho and the country's private sector held a three-day World Bank-sponsored Private Sector Development Forum from April 6-8, 2005 to identify and map out modalities for eliminating infrastructure, training, administrative and legal impediments to private sector g [...] |
2005-04-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD LT AGOA |
| 05MASERU215 |
POSITIONS DON'T CHANGE [...] This is one of a series of messages on Lesotho's upcoming elections. The tripartite meeting between the Government of Lesotho, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and 24 political parties took place on April 26 at the Convention Center. The convocation was facilitated by the diplomati [...] |
2005-04-26 15:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
| 05MASERU220 |
OPPOSITION WILL NOT ENDORSE OR IMPEDE LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] The major opposition political parties have been holding a series of meetings regarding the imminent local government elections. On April 28, forty-eight hours before the polling, the leaders of eleven opposition parties held a final press conference to state that they would not "bless" these [...] |
2005-04-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
| 05MASERU222 |
48 HOURS AND COUNTING - GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS SECURITY, [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister/Home Affairs Minister Lehohla met April 28 with diplomatic corps and donor representatives 48 hours before local government elections. He accepted a list of recent security incidents from the diplomatic corps and cited GOL needs for resources to battle criminal gangs [...] |
2005-04-28 15:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC LT |
| 05MASERU224 |
UN OBTAINS MASERU SECURITY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC LT UN |
| 05MASERU237 |
I.V. NOMINATION MRP WOMEN AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-04 16:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL LT ECON |
| 05MASERU244 |
FINAL RESULTS OF THE APRIL 30 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS [...] The final results of the local government elections held on April 30 have been released by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The voter turnout was only 30%; participation by young voters seems to have been very limited. The ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is reported [...] |
2005-05-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
| 05MASERU245 |
INPUT FOR HIRC CHINESE TESTIMONY [...] (C) China continues to demonstrate significant interest in Lesotho as noted in Para. 2. In addition to those activities, post has observed that senior members of government have participated in travel to China over the past 12 months. These officials included the Prime Minister, the Deputy [...] |
2005-05-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LT CH |
| 05MASERU255 |
EXPEDITED CLOSURE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM HIGH COMMISSION IN [...] The British High Commission has officially advised the Government of Lesotho of its intent to close the High Commission for business on May 31. Final closure is expected by August, 5 months in advance of the previously announced December date. We had been advised unofficially by the United K [...] |
2005-05-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UK LT |
| 05MASERU311 |
LESOTHO DISCUSSES UN REFORM MATTERS [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed UN reform and USG priorities with the GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs during June 20 meeting. Minister Moleleki concurred with the overall message that the U.S. strongly supports a developing focus for the high level events and he reiterated his government's agreem [...] |
2005-06-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PHUM LT UNSC |
| 05MASERU327 |
LESOTHO'S POSITION ON THE AFRICAN UNION AND UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered Ref (A) points concerning UN Security Council Reform with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs June 29. MFA stated the GOL was very comfortable with the U.S. position and stated they particularly recognized the approach the U.S. was taking in regards to establishin [...] |
2005-06-29 13:37:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LT UNSC UN |
| 05MASERU34 |
LESOTHO ATTENDANCE AT AU SUMMIT [...] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Motlatsi Ramafole informed post January 20 that Lesotho's delegation to the AU Summit in Abuja, Nigeria would be as follows: Deputy Prime Minister Archibald Lesao Lehohla, Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Monyane Moleleki, MFA Deputy Principal [...] |
2005-01-20 14:22:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SF |
| 05MASERU355 |
G-4 FRAMEWORK DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Government of Lesotho Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki assured Ambassador during July 11 meeting that his government concurred with the U.S. on the G-4 Framework Resolution. He was open to the idea of deferring UN discussion of this resolution until a later date. The Minister of Fo [...] |
2005-07-12 10:38:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL LT UNSC |
| 05MASERU364 |
WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered key points on the UN Peacebuilding Commission and discussed in detail the three (3) proposed resolutions with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Minister Moleleki said that his government supported the idea of such a Commission. He went on to state his co [...] |
2005-07-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05MASERU365 |
DISCUSSION OF HIGH LEVEL ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki on the brief private visit of Former President Clinton and announced that OGAC Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias was expected in country soon for an official visit. The Minister was pleased with the detailed coordination betwee [...] |
2005-07-15 12:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LT OVIP HIV |
| 05MASERU371 |
FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON VISITS LESOTHO TO PROMOTE PEDIATRIC [...] (U) Former U.S. President William J. Clinton visited Lesotho on Monday, 18 July 2005, his second stop on a week-long six-nation Africa tour to promote the work of the Clinton Foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative. The former President's messages resonated with USG policy, PEPFAR concepts, and post [...] |
2005-07-21 12:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHIV EAID PGOV LT HIV |
| 05MASERU373 |
NEXT STEPS ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Ambassador met July 19, 21 and 25 with Foreign Minister Moleleki concerning Article 98. We learned from a United Kingdom (UK) source that arguments against Article 98 had been developed by the European Union (EU) at an informal Cabinet meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) du [...] |
2005-07-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LT UN |
| 05MASERU374 |
DEFEATING G-4 FORUM RESOLUTION ON UN REFORMS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki on most recent points on defeating the G-4 Forum Resolution July 19 and 25. Foreign Minister Moleleki reiterated the Government of Lesotho's support of the U.S. position on holding off on the UN Security Council proposal and restated [...] |
2005-07-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LT UNGA UNSC |
| 05MASERU394 |
SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSAL RE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) Charge met August 2 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki to deliver talking points in ref regarding the USG position on creation of a Human Rights Council. Charge noted, in particular, the flexibility of the USG on issues of the Council's size, mandate, and membership criteri [...] |
2005-08-02 09:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LT UNGA UNHCR |
| 05MASERU400 |
LESOTHO LACKS RESOURCES TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] SUMMARY. Human Trafficking in Lesotho is not as high profile as it is in other countries and the problem appears to be relatively small in comparison to the situation in some other countries in the region. There is a concern among some Basotho, however, particularly those who work with women [...] |
2005-08-03 16:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KCRM LT |
| 05MASERU404 |
DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION RE: GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] Post notes that the conflict in Iraq and associated issues receive very little coverage in the media in Lesotho. The few media reports on these topics have not been critical of the USG. 2. Similarly, GOL representatives and other interlocutors rarely discuss such issues formally or informa [...] |
2005-08-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL LT |
| 05MASERU408 |
ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF [...] Post has confirmed that the Lesotho Commissioner of Police will attend the 112th IACP Conference in Miami, Florida 24 to 28 September, 2005. Information requested in ref follows: NAME : Ms. 'Malejaka Evelyn LETOOANE RANK : Commissioner (equivalent to the rank of Li [...] |
2005-08-08 10:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC LT SOCI |
| 05MASERU418 |
GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR VISITS LESOTHO; WANTS INCREASED USG [...] SUMMARY. Chief of the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Randall Tobias, visited Maseru on July 22 to observe HIV/AIDS programs supported by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Centers for [...] |
2005-08-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI TBIO PREL LT HIV |
| 05MASERU424 |
CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] Charge a.i. met August 17 with Stanley Damane, Director of the National Environment Secretariat in the Ministry of tourism, Environment, and Culture, to deliver the points and non-paper in ref. (Appropriate officials in the Ministry of Agriculture have not been available.) 2. Damane said [...] |
2005-08-17 09:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON LT |
| 05MASERU429 |
LONG-AWAITED CREATION OF THE NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION [...] The Parliament of Lesotho unanimously passed the bill establishing the National AIDS Commission (NAC) on June 29, 2005. The legislation was subsequently given the Royal Ascent by the King, thereby transforming it into law on July 26 , 2005. The NAC Act will come into effect on its official pro [...] |
2005-08-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI KHIV LT HIV |
| 05MASERU478 |
LESOTHO: CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN AFRICA [...] (SBU) Lesotho's relationship with China appears to be deepening as visits by dignitaries from both countries increase and China's involvement in projects large and small expands. The political aspect of the relationship is based on Lesotho's acceptance of a "one china/two systems" policy pala [...] |
2005-09-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CH LT UN |
| 05MASERU526 |
MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...] |
2005-10-18 13:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC |
| 05MASERU527 |
MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...] |
2005-10-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC |
| 05MASERU531 |
DEMARCHES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI'S) AND U.S. WTO [...] On October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (the highest level ministry official available) to present and discuss the talking points in refs. [...] |
2005-10-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO |
| 05MASERU532 |
URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches October 18 and 19 to Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sekatle. As Minister for Local Government, Dr. Sekatle was not fully aware of our October 7 discussion on the Cultural Diversity Convention with Foreign Minister Moleleki (although she had rece [...] |
2005-10-19 15:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SCUL LT UNESCO |
| 05MASERU534 |
HOLOCAUST RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS LT UNGA |
| 05MASERU545 |
UN CEREMONIES UNDERSCORE U.S. GOALS [...] Lesotho headquarters of the United Nations kicked off its celebration of the UN ceremony with a program at the Maseru Convention Center. During the commemorative event, specific U.S. objectives such as poverty alleviation, Millennium Challenge goals and the war against HIV/AIDS were recognize [...] |
2005-10-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI KHIV OPRC SCUL LT UNGA |
| 05MASERU551 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE IRAQI [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered Secretary's statement on the constitutional referendum in Iraq. She took the opportunity to thank the Minister for Lesotho's support concerning the tribunal process in Iraq as discussed with Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Pontso Sekatle on October 18 (Ref B). It had b [...] |
2005-10-28 11:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO LT |
| 05MASERU552 |
ARTICLE 98 UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador sought update on Lesotho's progress toward an Article 98 agreement in October 28 meeting with Foreign MinIster Moleleki. As noted in reftel, Trade Minister Malie predicted the matter would be resolved in early November building on the Prime Minister's discussion with Assistant [...] |
2005-10-28 12:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LT KICC |
| 05MASERU553 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING [...] (C) On October 28, Ambassador reviewed key points concerning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's increasing extremism and unacceptable statements including that "Israel must be wiped off the map" during discussion with Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki. Moleleki stated that in his opin [...] |
2005-10-28 12:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM IR LT |
| 05MASERU554 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOLLOWUP ON UN ISSUES [...] (C) Minister of Local Government Dr. Pontso Sekatle requested Ambassador meet with her on October 25 to follow up on UN issues which had been previously discussed (see reftels). Specifically, Sekatle wanted the Ambassador to know that as Acting Foreign Minister (during FOMIN Moleleki's travels [...] |
2005-10-28 12:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LT UNGA UNESCO |
| 05MASERU555 |
ARTICLE 98 UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador sought update on Lesotho's progress toward an Article 98 agreement in October 28 meeting with Foreign MinIster Moleleki. As noted in reftel, Trade Minister Malie predicted the matter would be resolved in early November building on the Prime Minister's discussion with Assistant [...] |
2005-10-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LT KICC |
| 05MASERU563 |
MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MCC ISSUES. [...] (SBU) Ambassador took advantage of October 18 and 25th meetings with the Minister of Local Government (then Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs) to raise not only multilateral issues but to seek her thinking on the consultative process essential to the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) process [...] |
2005-11-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV EAID LT |
| 05MASERU567 |
LESOTHO: DEMOCRACY ACTIVITIES / SUCCESS STORIES [...] The Ambassador and DCM played important roles in counseling both the ruling and opposition parties during the country's first post-independence local elections, speaking at open forums, donor consultations, press conferences and in private meetings on the importance of free and fair elections [...] |
2005-11-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI KDEM EAID LT |
| 05MASERU571 |
DONOR MEETING: MINISTER OF FINANCE'S PLAN FOR POVERTY [...] SUMMARY. At a recent meeting with donor and diplomatic community representatives, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Tim Thahane outlined his approach to boosting economic development and reducing poverty in Lesotho. The Minister advocated allocating more resources to productive secto [...] |
2005-11-04 10:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PREL LT MCC |
| 05MASERU572 |
AU, MCC, ARTICLE 98 AND THE MFA [...] (C) Following attendance at an extraordinary meeting of the African Union, FOMIN Moleleki portrayed Africa's stance on the Security Council as unchanged during November 3 discussion. He characterized the AU's position as contrary to that of the U.S. in terms of size with the AU still arguing [...] |
2005-11-04 12:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LT KICC UN MCC |
| 05MASERU578 |
DEMARCHE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] On November 8 CAI met with MFA Acting Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela to deliver and discuss talking points in ref. Pitso Makosholo, Chief, Division of Europe and the Americas, also attended. 2. Charge prefaced his presentation of the points by noting Lesotho's participation in the AU P [...] |
2005-11-09 07:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LT UNHCR |
| 06MASERU124 |
MEETING WITH FOMIN [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 7. ----------------- SUMMARY ----------------- 2. (S) Following Foreign Minister Moleleki's return from his constituency, Ambassador met with him March 6 to review recent developments including the on-going review of the January 29 shooting at [...] |
2006-03-08 06:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR LY LT |
| 06MASERU128 |
SUDAN: ENSURING THAT THE AU REQUEST A UN RE-HAT OF AMIS [...] (C) On March 8, Ambassador raised with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki points concerning the need for a clear request from the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting March 10 on rehatting of the AMIS contingent in Darfur. As previously indicated refs (B) and (D), the FOM [...] |
2006-03-09 12:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO NATO SU LT |
| 06MASERU140 |
UNSC ELECTIONS (GRULAC) [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador raised points on Venezuela and Guatemala as contenders for the GRULAC seat for the UN Security Council (2007-2008) during March 16 discussions with the GOL Foreign Minister. 2. (SBU) Venezuela's troubling disruption of international events, including the disru [...] |
2006-03-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNSC GT VE LT |
| 06MASERU143 |
POTENTIAL SHIFTING WEIGHTS IN LESOTHO'S RULING PARTY [...] (C) Over the past two weeks, Ambassador has met with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Health and Tourism and Culture. In our conversations with Foreign Minister Moleleki, Finance Minister Thahane, Health Minister Phooko and Tourism Minister Nts'inyi, we have detected a hesitancy on [...] |
2006-03-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT |
| 06MASERU144 |
ARTICLE 98 STATUS [...] (C) The Article 98 ball is in Lesotho's court following presentation of a new U.S. draft on March 10. Ambassador reviewed the new draft with FOMIN Moleleki on March 16. The Minister stated he was not a lawyer and called an officer from the Attorney General's (AG) office to make sure the AG h [...] |
2006-03-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KICC LT |
| 06MASERU15 |
MASERU TERRORISM INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) On January 6, Post Security Officer was advised by a cleared American employee that a "good acquaintance" had claimed to her that people who work at or own a pizza restaurant "Mediterranean" in downtown Maseru are heavily associated with Middle-East terrorism. The term "Al-Qaida" was u [...] |
2006-01-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER LT |
| 06MASERU153 |
MEETING WITH LESOTHO'S "FIRST LADY" [...] (C) The First Lady of Lesotho shared her views of the current political situation and the status of HIV/AIDS programs in Lesotho during a lengthy discussion with Ambassador on March 21. Mrs. Mosisili is considered one of the most influential women and, de facto, one of the most important lea [...] |
2006-03-23 12:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KHIV EAID LT |
| 06MASERU156 |
FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel points on former Liberian President Charles Taylor March 28 to Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Employment/Labor Minister). We emphasized the United States' and international community's desire for Charles Taylor to face the Special Court on Sierra L [...] |
2006-03-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC KAWC LI LT |
| 06MASERU157 |
ARTICLE 98 UPDATE [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the latest draft of proposed Article 98 Agreement (March 22 and 24) with Acting Attorney General Makhethe who said he believed we were "very close" on the substance of the Agreement. (Note: The A/AG had a question about "personnel" reference. Post will seek guidance [...] |
2006-03-28 12:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KICC LT |
| 06MASERU158 |
TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW LCD SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) With preparations for 2007 national elections moving apace, Ambassador engaged Lesotho's Trade Minister (Mpho Malie) in a review of internal political developments as well as regional and bilateral issues. Malie, as the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy's (LCD) new Secretary-General, [...] |
2006-03-29 11:06:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU162 |
MINISTER OF FINANCE MEETS WITH NEPAD BUSINESS GROUP [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Timothy Thahane met with private business players in Lesotho at a dinner organized by the Lesotho NEPAD Business Group on March 16 to share ideas on the ways in which the business community can partner with government in impleme [...] |
2006-03-31 07:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV EAID ECON PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU164 |
INTRA-PARTY FEUDS AND CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE I.E.C. [...] Summary: Intra-party feud within the Basotho National Party (BNP), the largest opposition party, is no longer confined to the executive committee; it has spread to the BNP Youth League as well. Joang Molapo is challenging Moeketsi Hanyane, current Chairman of the Youth League. Meanwhile, T [...] |
2006-03-31 11:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU167 |
THE ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE IEC DISPUTE [...] Per ref, the GOL and opposition parties are locked in a dispute regarding the extension of the tenure of two of the three current members of the Independent Electional Commission (IEC). Through a presentation by government officials at a recent donors' forum and related documents, post has m [...] |
2006-04-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU170 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE BICEGO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist, George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o April 6 to a/o April 7, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS USG Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your visit is U.S. Embassy HIV/AIDS Coor [...] |
2006-04-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT LT |
| 06MASERU172 |
AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT [...] (SBU) The crime threat level in Lesotho remains at the critical level. The resources of the police have not increased and donors are receiving renewed requests for assistance. In light of the situation, international community representatives are seeking a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minist [...] |
2006-04-07 06:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC PREL LT |
| 06MASERU182 |
LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS RECOGNITION, INFLUENCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Major General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of Lesotho's largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP), on April 06, 2006. Party Treasurer Seabata Thabisi and Youth League Chairman Moeketsi Hanyane accompanied Lekhanya. The DCM and Political Assist [...] |
2006-04-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU183 |
DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Ambassador delivered points on the Human Rights Council regarding countries' taking a pledge to support other candidates who have good Human Rights reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki April 13. He agreed that it would be appropriate for Lesotho to take the pledge. He indi [...] |
2006-04-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA OPDC LT |
| 06MASERU184 |
LESOTHO AND LIBYA RELATIONS (C-AL6-00526) [...] (C/NF) We appreciate INR's interest in the relationship between the Libyan Embassy in Maseru and the Government of Lesotho (GOL). Ambassador had a lengthy meeting April 6 with Libyan Ambassador Mohamed Algamudi at his residence. 2. (C/NF) The Libyan envoy's wife and daughter prepared an [...] |
2006-04-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL LT LY |
| 06MASERU187 |
UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT - THE PLOT [...] Foreign Minister Moleleki who is also editor-in-chief of the ruling party newspaper Mololi, has reacted to rumors which have surfaced regarding his enigmatic " assassination attempt." In his weekly editorial column on March 23, Moleleki clarifies that the woman he went to see after leaving the [...] |
2006-04-19 12:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU188 |
PROGRESS OF USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IN LESOTHO [...] USG Programs in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a non-'focus' country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), are reaping recognition from Basotho governmental and non-governmental corners. The extensive interaction of the HIV/AIDS Coordinator with local entities, continued pub [...] |
2006-04-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PREL PHUM SOCI LT |
| 06MASERU190 |
TANZANIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] The newly elected President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, made an official visit to Lesotho from April 19 to 20, 2006. During his two-day visit, President Kikwete had an audience with His Majesty King Letsie III, and also held talks with Prime Minister Mosisili. 2. King Letsie II [...] |
2006-04-20 15:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TZ LT |
| 06MASERU198 |
HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki April 25 to discuss points concerning support for the International Missile Non-Proliferation efforts by subscribing to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC). We indicated that we did approach the Government of Lesotho (GOL) previous [...] |
2006-04-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA LT |
| 06MASERU199 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - EXTENSION OF U.S. [...] On April 25, Ambassador reviewed U.S. commitment to destroying its stockpile of CWC. We explained the need for an extension to the year 2012, the latest date allowable under the CWC. We added that our commitment to the CWC is deep and we are making every effort to honor the treaty obligation [...] |
2006-04-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC LT |
| 06MASERU21 |
THE GAP - STATUS IN LESOTHO [...] (SBU) Following rumors concerning the potential withdrawal of the GAP as a major buyer of Lesotho's textile products, Ambassador Perry contacted GAP Limited President and CEO Paul Pressler via faxed letter on December 14. In response, GAP Inc's Vice President for Social Responsibility (Dan He [...] |
2006-01-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL LT |
| 06MASERU211 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR M&E SPECIALIST, GEORGE BICEGO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 3 to May 4 , 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to assist in planning discussions on laboratory infrastructure, M&E at the National Aids Commission, NAC. 3. Contr [...] |
2006-05-03 07:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA LT |
| 06MASERU212 |
FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY OF IRAN TO UNHR COUNCIL - LESOTHO [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki in conversations on April 28 and 29, 2006. The FOMIN stated the GOL agreed that Iran should not be a candidate for the UNHR Council and though Lesotho has not made a public statement about this candidacy, the F [...] |
2006-05-03 10:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL LT |
| 06MASERU218 |
LESOTHO'S POSITION RE: IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] (C) After follow-ups by the DCM, Acting MFA Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela contacted post late Friday afternoon SIPDIS regarding Lesotho's position on Iran's candidacy for the UNHR Council. Lekhela reiterated the information in Ref B, i.e., that the GOL would not support Iran for a s [...] |
2006-05-08 09:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL LT |
| 06MASERU222 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LEADER OF THE BASOTHOLAND [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with the leader of the Basotholand African Congress (BAC), Dr. Khauhelo Ralitapole, on Thursday 20 April, 2006. Dr. Ralitapole is also Chairperson of the Parliamentary HIV/AIDS, a member of the Pan-African Parliament and Chairperson of the Health Committee of the [...] |
2006-05-08 15:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU223 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES CREIGHTON, GEORGE BICEGO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for James Creighton, Regional Director, and George Bicego, M&E Specialist, to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 16 to a/o May 17, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your [...] |
2006-05-09 06:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA LT |
| 06MASERU225 |
ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...] |
2006-05-10 10:50:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT |
| 06MASERU228 |
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT |
| 06MASERU23 |
DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches January 12 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki. Previous discussions on UN reform have resulted in positive responses from the GOL. The FOMIN supported management reform agenda goals including ECOSOC's role and points on personnel and budgetary [...] |
2006-01-17 08:37:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO LT |
| 06MASERU230 |
UNODC HOLDS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ON COUNTER TERRORISM IN [...] The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is holding a four-day workshop on counter terrorism in Maseru from 9 to 12 May, 2006. The purpose of the workshop, requested by the GOL, is to provide counter terrorism training and legislative drafting skills to senior criminal justice off [...] |
2006-05-11 10:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU235 |
UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT [...] As the saga around the shooting of Foreign Minister Moleleki in January this year continues, a local newspaper, " Public Eye " May 12, 2006 issue, has revealed that the vehicle the minister was traveling in at the time of his controversial shooting on January 29 2006, bore South African H [...] |
2006-05-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU236 |
SMALLPOX ERADICATION AND RESEARCH [...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed smallpox points again with Minister of Health Phooko on May 16. Regarding "closed door" discussions by the Africa Group in Geneva, the Minister said it was agreed that no one African country would take a position; there would be an African Union (AU) stance (not yet [...] |
2006-05-17 11:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC TBIO WHO PREL PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU242 |
MEETING WITH FOMIN AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Moleleki May 16 upon the Minister's return to reiterate that we need a firm deadline on Lesotho's Article 98 position. During the FOMIN's absence, post had checked with the Acting Attorney General (A/AG) following telephone communications with Departme [...] |
2006-05-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KICC KJUS MARR LT |
| 06MASERU250 |
DONOR INTERACTION WITH OPPOSITION AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) With May 24 Parliamentary action pending, opposition leader General Lekhanye (Secretary General of BNP) called Ambassador for an "urgent" meeting last week. We met May 18 (see septel) to hear his complaint that despite a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, a lower level BNP official at [...] |
2006-05-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL LT |
| 06MASERU254 |
UNGASS: HIGH LEVEL AIDS ISSUES [...] (SBU) In recent discussions (May 29) with The First Lady of Lesotho and Prime Minister Mosisili, we have learned their major concerns about combating HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. We have advised them that the U.S. Delegation will be led by First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush, and that a number of U.S. expert [...] |
2006-05-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PGOV KHIV LT |
| 06MASERU257 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-02 07:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PGOV US LT |
| 06MASERU258 |
U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador discussed at length (6/01/06 due to late receipt of message) the U.S. position on Iran with Acting Foreign Minister Mrs. Mpeo Mahase (Minister of Employment and Labor). The A/FOMIN expressed her agreement with all points made and opined that Iran presented a "global threat." [...] |
2006-06-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU260 |
LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY BRIEFS U.S. AMBASSADOR AND DONORS; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of the largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP), on Thursday May 18, 2006. He was accompanied by party Secretary General, Ranthomeng Matete. The meeting was held at the request of the BNP leadership, [...] |
2006-06-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU261 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mosisili May 31 prior to his departure for the UNGASS on AIDS. The agenda included Article 98 Agreement status which is awaiting Cabinet review; positions on Iran, Iraq and democratic growth; HIV/AIDS, education and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA [...] |
2006-06-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KICC KHIV LT |
| 06MASERU265 |
SECURITY PROMISED AFTER MURDER OF OPPOSITION OFFICIAL [...] (C) Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister has assured the diplomatic community that suspects in the June 2 murder of an opposition party leader will be fully pursued and said he has met with the Lesotho Defense Force/Security personnel to assure a safe environment. He lamented that this incident (a [...] |
2006-06-05 16:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC LT |
| 06MASERU269 |
MURDER OF A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT [...] (C) We have learned that Prime Minister Mosisili revealed during the June 6 Cabinet meeting that he had enlisted the South African Police and Intelligence Unit to resolve the June 2 assassination of opposition leader Bereng Sekhonyana. The Foreign Minister thought the investigation would be c [...] |
2006-06-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU270 |
WAITING TO EXHALE [...] (C) As noted reftel, Prime Minister Mosisili promised Ambassador that he would be briefed on Article 98 at the next Cabinet meeting (which we had been told by the GOL would be June 13). We learned today, June 6, that the Prime Minister called for an informal Cabinet meeting, that the decision [...] |
2006-06-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KICC LT |
| 06MASERU292 |
CABINET APPROVES ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla informed the Ambassador late June 14 that the GOL Cabinet had approved signing an Article 98 Agreement with the United States. This session followed Ambassador's discussion with the Prime Minister concerning the contents of the Article and the legal findings [...] |
2006-06-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT |
| 06MASERU297 |
ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT BETWEEN LESOTHO / U.S. SIGNED JUNE 21, [...] (C) Ambassador Perry and Lesotho's Foreign Minister Moleleki signed the Article 98 Agreement the morning of June 21, 2006 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) We signed the Agreement privately on the date indicated; the Minister thought there would be some discussion with the Govern [...] |
2006-06-22 09:22:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KICC PINR LT |
| 06MASERU298 |
DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson visited Maseru June 14-16 following her attendance at the Second Annual President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Conference in Durban, South Africa. She met with the First Lady of Lesotho, the Deputy Prime Minist [...] |
2006-06-23 10:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PREL KDEM SOCI LT |
| 06MASERU307 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AU MEMBERS AND UN TRANSITION [...] (C) Per reftel, AMB met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ntsinyi (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment/Deputy Secretary of the Ruling LCD Party) concerning the moment of truth for the African Union (AU). Ambassador reinforced the point that the African countries cannot let Bash [...] |
2006-06-29 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO PINS SOCI SU LT |
| 06MASERU310 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points in Ref A to Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ntsinyi June 30 following her return from out of town. The Minister was not familiar with the issue, therefore, Ambassador reiterated information contained in Ref B noting that Foreign Minister Moleleki had stated [...] |
2006-06-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE LT |
| 06MASERU319 |
CALL FOR SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORTS [...] Project Name: Ts'oaranang ka Matsoho Bacha - Roma: A youth group in Roma that was to start a poultry and egg project to supply local businesses, hospitals, schools, churches and the community at large with poultry and eggs. This would have been the first and only local owned and operated eg [...] |
2006-07-07 11:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AFIN LT |
| 06MASERU322 |
LESOTHO: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN AFRICA [...] (C) Following last week's discussion with the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment), Ambassador followed up with Foreign Minister Moleleki to seek confirmation of Lesotho's support for Guatemala in the United Nations Security Council. As indicated r [...] |
2006-07-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE LT |
| 06MASERU323 |
LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) Ambassador met July 10 with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki (immediately following the FOMIN's return to Maseru) to ascertain the Government of Lesotho's (GOL) views on the North Korean missile launches and to advise the government of our very strong position that [...] |
2006-07-10 12:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN LT |
| 06MASERU324 |
LESOTHO ATTENDANCE: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA OTRA OVIP KSEP LT |
| 06MASERU334 |
VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON AND BILL AND MELINDA GATES [...] On 12 July 2006, Former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton visited Mafeteng, Lesotho, in connection with his AIDS foundation. The Embassy provided vehicle and security support (as requested by USSS), assistance with motorcade and liaison with the GOL. Mr. William Gates and Mrs. Melinda [...] |
2006-07-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV OVIP PREL PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU335 |
ECONOMIC REPORT [...] SUMMARY: --Letseng Diamond Mine sold to Gem Diamond Mining Company; --More Mining Licenses Granted; --Law Society Appeals to Chief Justice; --Standard Bank and Lesotho Bank Announce Merger; --Lesotho Textiles Make a Comeback. --------------------------------------------- -------------- [...] |
2006-07-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU34 |
REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATION'S SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LT |
| 06MASERU341 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. BHAVNA LAL [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Chemonics International Inc.Women's Legal Rights officer Ms. Bhavna Lal to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o July 29 to a/o July 31, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to monitor existing women's legal rights initiatives, develop futur [...] |
2006-07-25 07:45:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA LT |
| 06MASERU345 |
STREET VENDORS RIOT OVER CITY COUNCIL CLEANUP [...] SUMMARY: Street vendors on the old Maseru Bus stop staged a demonstration against the City Council on July 13, to protest against the removal of their tables and food from the area overnight. The group forced shop owners, who are mostly Chinese to close down their shops, and hurled barricade [...] |
2006-07-25 10:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI ASEC LT |
| 06MASERU346 |
LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT [...] (C) The security situation in Lesotho continues to be critical as indicated below by the security incidents over the past several months. We believe it is important to note again to the Department the importance of having a full time Regional Security Officer (RSO) here. As has been previous [...] |
2006-07-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL LT |
| 06MASERU347 |
FINANCE MINISTER ON MCC AND SADC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Thahane July 24 to advise him that the MCC Investment Committee had approved the GOL's proposal. However, a final compact could not be signed until there were full assurances that the Marriage Equity Act had passed guaranteeing married women full ri [...] |
2006-07-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PINR MCC LT |
| 06MASERU348 |
FINANCE MINISTER ON MCC AND SADC [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Thahane July 24 to advise him that the MCC Investment Committee had approved the GOL's proposal. However, a final compact could not be signed until there were full assurances that the Marriage Equity Act had passed guaranteeing married women full ri [...] |
2006-07-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PINR MCC LT |
| 06MASERU35 |
DISCONTENT WITHIN THE RULING PARTY AND THE MAIN OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the aftermath of the first post - independence Lesotho local government elections, which were held in April 2005, rumors emerged about internal disputes and power struggles within the two biggest political parties - the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and th [...] |
2006-01-20 10:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LT |
| 06MASERU352 |
ILEA GABORONE - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2007 [...] Post submits here, contact details for point of contact (POC) responsible for ILEA program as requested in para 8 of reftel: NAME: THABANG TLALAJOE; DESIGNATION: POLITICAL ASSISTANT; TELEPHONE NUMBER: (266) 22-312666; EXTENSION 4101; FAX NUMBER: (266) 22-310116; [...] |
2006-07-26 10:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS LT |
| 06MASERU353 |
MARRIAGE EQUALITY ACT ON TRACK PER FOMIN [...] (C) Lesotho FOMIN in July 25 meeting with Ambassador confirmed that the Finance Minister had advised in the formal Cabinet meeting that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) opportunity memo had gone forward and had been approved. (See Reftel) Ambassador reminded the FOMIN that a final [...] |
2006-07-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LT |
| 06MASERU356 |
ATTENDANCE OF FIRST LADY'S LITERACY CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel, subject invitations have been delivered to addressees. 2. Mrs. 'Mathato Mosisili, spouse of the Prime Minister, has confirmed her participation in the September 18th event hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. Minister of Education Tsekoa has been out of the country and post does [...] |
2006-07-28 09:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EDU KPAO OEXC SCUL UNESCO LT |
| 06MASERU362 |
UNGA BILATS/OFFICIAL VISIT FOR LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER [...] This is an action message. See paras 5 and 6. Background ------------------ 2. (C) Post recommends high level bilats for Lesotho Prime Minister Mosisili during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and an official visit to Washington immediately thereafter or at a later available [...] |
2006-07-31 14:45:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA USUN PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU371 |
OPPOSITION LEADER CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF UNLICENCED [...] (U) Summary: The leader of the opposition Basotho National Party (BNP), Major General Justin Lekhanya, and several members of his family appeared before a Maseru district court on July 27, charged with contravening provisions of Lesotho's Internal Security Act. According to local sources, a po [...] |
2006-08-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT |
| 06MASERU39 |
PRC AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) During a January 19 donor meeting, PRC Ambassador to Lesotho Qiu Bohua gave a brief readout of Prime Minister Mosisili's official visit to China Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, 2005. Qiu noted that it was the Prime Minister's second trip to the PRC and that Mosisili had accepted China's invitation to at [...] |
2006-01-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV CH LT |
| 06MASERU411 |
SADC SUMMIT: MUGABE TAKES THE STAGE [...] (CONFIDENTIAL) Summary: Although Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was quiet at the opening ceremonies of the 26th SADC Summit (reftel) he took center stage at a State Banquet hosted by Lesotho King Letsie III. In a response to the King's welcoming speech, Mugabe's humor and meandering obser [...] |
2006-08-18 13:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON LT |
| 06MASERU455 |
LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Total FY06 allocation received for Maseru Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) is USD 30,000. USAID legal and accounting offices have reviewed the draft agreements and the USAID accounting office is expected to finalize the obligations upon notification of signing of agreements by post. [...] |
2006-09-13 16:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI XA LT |
| 06MASERU458 |
LESOTHO CAR SCANDAL LIKELY TO DOG RULING PARTY IN 2007 [...] SUMMARY: Political fallout continues to snowball in response to the sale of official luxury vehicles to top government officials, at a one percent residual value, by a South African company leasing vehicles to the government. Two major political parties have appealed to the Ombudsman and the [...] |
2006-09-14 16:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU491 |
LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND [...] Subject grant agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Law Office (632-DHRF-06-001) for the purchase of law books has been cancelled in its entirety in compliance with DHRF requirements as per refs A and B. Amendment No. 1 to effect this change was signed by COM [...] |
2006-09-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID SOCI XA LT |
| 06MASERU493 |
GOL ON VENEZUELA/UNGA AND SUDAN [...] (C) On October 2, Ambassador discussed points regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's UNGA speech (reftel) with Lesotho's Foreign Minister, Monyane Moleleki. The FOMIN called the speech "outrageous" and uncivilized. He decried the use of the UN platform to deliver such an "unacceptable" [...] |
2006-10-03 14:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM PGOV SU GT VE LT |
| 06MASERU496 |
LESOTHO OCTOBER ECONOMIC REPORT: BRIBERY AND RICHES IN THE [...] SUMMARY: -- Italian firm fined in bribery case; -- Ombudsman Raps Finance Secretary; -- Ski Resort Opened in Lesotho Mountains; -- 640 Carat Find at Letseng Diamond Mine. ---------------------------------- ITALIAN FIRM FINED IN BRIBERY CASE ---------------------------------- Â [...] |
2006-10-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU500 |
GOL MOVES AHEAD ON GENDER EQUALITY LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of intra-cabinet debate, rigorous NGO lobbying, and considerable hand-wringing, the Government of Lesotho appears poised to secure a gender equality bill that will end official discrimination against married women on a variety of legal matters. The current draft le [...] |
2006-10-05 14:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU501 |
RESIDENITAL FURNITURE ORDER, PO MASERU-06-M-0164 [...] Accessory Table 133-345 2 EA DOLS 210.88 TOTAL DOLS 421.76 2. Table 995-419 2 EA DOLS 203.45 TOTAL DOLS 406.90 3. End Table 995-300 2 EA DOLS 259.90 TOTAL DOLS 519.80 4. Lamp 704-PMM 2 EA DOLS 81.56 TOTAL DOLS 163.12 5 [...] |
2006-10-05 16:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASUP AMGT |
| 06MASERU503 |
LESOTHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst a rush of enthusiastic patriotism and against the backdrop of a new national flag, Lesotho celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence during three days of celebrations that culminated on October 4. The ceremonies were attended by a number of foreign dignitaries- [...] |
2006-10-10 15:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PNAT LT |
| 06MASERU504 |
LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to give the GOL the USG reaction to North Korea's October 8 announcement of a nuclear weapon test. Charge also delivered the October 9 statement by the President (ref A). 2. (C) [...] |
2006-10-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN LT |
| 06MASERU505 |
LESOTHO: NATIONAL SPACE POLICY [...] (U) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel talking points on the new National Space Policy. 2. (SBU) Makosholo expressed appreciation for the information on the new National Space Policy, although he sugge [...] |
2006-10-11 09:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM LT |
| 06MASERU506 |
LESOTHO: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS [...] (U) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Charge, who delivered talking points as well as the non-papers (joint statements), emphasized that [...] |
2006-10-11 09:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN LT |
| 06MASERU507 |
SENIOR GOL OFFICIAL QUITS CABINET, FORMS NEW PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL official Thomas Thabane, a veteran of successive Lesotho governments since independence, sent shockwaves throughout Maseru on October 9 by resigning from the governing LCD party and quitting his post as Minister of Communications. Thabane announced the formation of a [...] |
2006-10-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON LT |
| 06MASERU51 |
JANUARY 29 SHOOTING OF LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Local employee informed Embassy duty officer (DCM) at 10:30 am, Sunday, January 29 of rumored shooting of Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki as he approached his residence gate. Once alerted, AMB called the Foreign Minister at 10:40, received no response on home or cell numbers, then cont [...] |
2006-01-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LT |
| 06MASERU513 |
UNSC SEAT: LESOTHO AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) Charge spoke on October 13 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge Lesotho's continued support for Guatemala as a non-permanent member of the UNSC during the first round ballot on October 16, and through all subsequent balloting, even if [...] |
2006-10-13 11:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VE LT |
| 06MASERU514 |
LESOTHO POWER SHIFT: 18 MPS QUIT GOVERNING PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 13, stepping up a rapidly unfolding political drama in Lesotho, eighteen members of the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) abandoned their party, symbolically crossing the aisle at Parliament to join new splinter party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC). [...] |
2006-10-13 12:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT |
| 06MASERU524 |
UNSC: LESOTHO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (S) MFA Europe and Americas Division Director Pitso Makosholo (the most senior MFA official available) told Charge on October 17 that Lesotho's top-level decision to support Guatemala's UNSC candidacy was firm (ref B). He said that the GOL had issued instructions to its PermRep in New York to [...] |
2006-10-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL UNSC GE VT LT |
| 06MASERU527 |
"LESOTHO PROMISE" PROVES PROMISE OF DIAMOND MINING [...] Summary: "Lesotho's Promise," a 603 carat white stone found at Letseng Diamond Mine in August, recently sold for USD 12.4 million at the World Diamond Center in Antwerp. The stone, the fifteenth largest diamond in the world, was sold by auction to the South African Diamond Corporation, part [...] |
2006-10-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV LT |
| 06MASERU53 |
FY 2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL HELP PROGRAM FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: POST'S LONG-TERM GOALS IN LESOTHO PER THE FY 2006 MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN REMAIN UNCHANGED AND ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. POST STRIVES TO LINK SSH REQUIREMENTS TO ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SELF-HEL [...] |
2006-01-31 06:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON LT |
| 06MASERU534 |
DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KSPR LT |
| 06MASERU538 |
LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES NAM UNGA RESOLUTION, [...] On October 26, Ambassador Perry (accompanied by POLOFF Smith, notetaker) delivered a demarche (Reftel A) on the Non-Aligned Movement's draft resolution "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon" to Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monyane Moleleki. M [...] |
2006-10-27 11:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER LS |
| 06MASERU544 |
MCC STATUS AND MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) In a nearly two (2) hour session with Minister of Finance Thahane October 27, Ambassador reiterated the key points that Lesotho had to address before the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President for Operations John Hewko and needed before reaching an MCC compact betwe [...] |
2006-10-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL LT |
| 06MASERU545 |
ALLEGED LIBYAN INVOLVEMENT, PARLIMENTARIAN CHANGES: FOREIGN [...] (S) In an expansive October 26 discussion with Ambassador (accompanied by PDEP Chris Smith, notetaker), Foreign Minister Moleleki again expounded on themes alluded to with Ambassador throughout the year, notably the role of Libya and "manipulation" of the GOL political system. Moleleki accus [...] |
2006-10-31 15:06:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL PTER LY CH LT |
| 06MASERU555 |
AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT - JULY THROUGH [...] (C) The critical threat environment remains in Maseru (see incidents below) and has been exacerbated by considerable political disruptions. The former Communication Minister resigned, formed a new political party and gained support (allegedly "bought") from 17 ruling party parliamentarians. [...] |
2006-11-03 10:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC AMGT LT |
| 06MASERU556 |
LESOTHO: MURMERS OF POSSIBLE EARLY ELECTIONS, DIP CORPS [...] (C) In recent days, Embassy Maseru has heard rumors from several independent sources, including a senior Cabinet minister, that the GOL may call early national general elections in Lesotho. While certainly not conclusive, these rumors reflect the governing party's profound leadership uncertai [...] |
2006-11-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU567 |
LESOTHO: BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed (ref A) talking points on the Belarus Anti-U.S. Resolution with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sekatle (Minister of Local Government) on November 15. We discussed the continuing problems of human rights in Belarus and that it was essential that member states suppo [...] |
2006-11-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BO LT |
| 06MASERU568 |
LESOTHO: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) During a November 15 discussion with Acting Foreign Minister Sekatle, Ambassador reemphasized our interest in Lesotho's support for Professor Michael Matheson's continuing presence on the UN International Law Commission. The Acting Foreign Minister saw no objections to the Government of [...] |
2006-11-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ILC UNGA LT |
| 06MASERU570 |
LESOTHO: REVISED DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] Per ref (A), post has identified Deputy Chief of Mission W. Patrick Murphy as the Operational Plan Coordinator, and central point of contact on matters pertaining to the FY 2007 Operational Plans. In the absence of post primary designate, the alternate will be Public Diplomacy/Political/Econom [...] |
2006-11-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KSPR LT |
| 06MASERU573 |
LESOTHO: DEMARCHEDELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 12:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA LS |
| 06MASERU578 |
CARDINAL MCCARRICK VISITS LESOTHO: GRANTS CRS GROWING [...] SUMMARY. During a November 9 call on Ambassador June Carter Perry, Washington-based Cardinal Theodore McCarrick thanked the U.S. Embassy for its work fighting HIV/AIDS and poverty. Cardinal McCarrick, on a week-long visit to Lesotho in connection with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lesotho's [...] |
2006-11-21 07:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID PREL OVIP ASEC VT LT |
| 06MASERU579 |
LESOTHO KICKS OFF NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 15 with South Africa's former Reserve Bank Governor Dr. Chris Stals, a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons, beginning a comprehensive assessment [...] |
2006-11-21 07:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU59 |
UPDATE ON LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Information on the January 29 shooting of Foreign Minister of Lesotho, Monyane Moleleki, continues to develop. Drawing on our discussions with the Commander of the Lesotho Defense Force, the Minister of Finance and private individuals, the following information has been provided by governme [...] |
2006-02-01 11:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LT |
| 06MASERU6 |
LESOTHO'S POSITION: REHATTING AMIS REQUEST WITH THE AU [...] (U) Ambassador engaged GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs January 6 on issue of rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS). We acknowledged the positive role AMIS has played and emphasized the importance of raising its rehatting during the January 12 meeting of the Peace and Security Co [...] |
2006-01-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU KPKO LT |
| 06MASERU617 |
ACTING PM REQUESTS US LAW ENFORCEMENT HELP TO INVESTIGATE [...] (C) On December 7, Acting Prime Minister Lehohla requested Ambassador come to his office for a 90 minute one-on-one discussion centering primarily on the GOL's request for professional investigative assistance in finding the murderer of Dutch Clinton Foundation Volunteer Samuella "Ella" Jacobi [...] |
2006-12-11 16:48:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL LT |
| 06MASERU62 |
THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC LT |
| 06MASERU621 |
GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO EXPELS LIBYAN AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Summary: The GOL revoked the Libyan Ambassador's credentials o/a December 13 and ordered the envoy to depart Lesotho within 72 hours, apparently for "performing in a manner incompatible" with his duties. Embassy sources indicate that the GOL had become fed up with the Libyan's abusive beh [...] |
2006-12-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT |
| 06MASERU626 |
LESOTHO: DIPLOMATIC PUNCHES, HUGS, AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following revocation of the Libyan Ambassador to Lesotho's credentials (REFTEL) on December 13, both Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Libya's Embassy in Maseru issued statements regarding the unusual expulsion. While the GOL issued a strongly worded press release [...] |
2006-12-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS OFDP LY LT |
| 06MASERU630 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR USG-SUPPORTED HIV/AIDS SITES [...] On November 27, Ambassador June Carter Perry and a team of U.S. Government HIV/AIDS program staff, including Peace Corps and RHAP Pretoria, and CDC Lesotho, visited multiple PEPFAR-supported programs in the District of Leribe. During the four sites reviewed, the Ambassador offered remarks emp [...] |
2006-12-27 10:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU631 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISITS REVEAL REMOTE AREAS BENEFIT FROM USG [...] SUMMARY. On November 28, Ambassador June Carter Perry and post's Special Projects team visited the District of Mokhotlong to review three Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund projects and to meet with Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) recipients there. This visible outreach to an isolat [...] |
2006-12-27 10:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SCUL KDEM LT |
| 06MASERU634 |
LESOTHO: FOREIGN MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, EXPULSION OF LIBYAN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Moleleki told Charge on December 29 that he fully supports and welcomes USG-funded election activities. He expects the political opposition will have difficulty accepting elections results, because "they will be lucky if they win only one or two seats." Moleleki [...] |
2006-12-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR OFDP ASEC KDEM LY LT |
| 06MASERU64 |
UPDATE: FOREIGN MINISTER'S SITUATION; BILATERAL MATTERS [...] (C) Following February 2 Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Thahane contacted Ambassador to report on his conversation with injured FOMIN Moleleki on pending bilateral matters. Thahane said that Moleleki confirmed, despite his confinement from the shooting incident, that he is working on langu [...] |
2006-02-03 11:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KICC ASEC LT |
| 06MASERU7 |
WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA [...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel), Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...] |
2006-01-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT |
| 06MASERU77 |
KEY OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION: MASERU [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER LT |
| 06MASERU8 |
WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA [...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel), Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...] |
2006-01-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO WHO LT |
| 06MASERU88 |
DEMARCHE ON GRULAC SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) On February 10, CAI delivered the talking points in ref to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. The Minister was receptive to the USG position, and expressed appreciation for us raising this issue in ample time before the UNGA vote. This would permit him to consult fully with the [...] |
2006-02-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE LT |
| 06MASERU99 |
GOL CONTINUES TO PURSUE CORRUPTION CASES: FORMER HIGHLANDS [...] The former chief delegate of the Lesotho government on the joint Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) with South Africa has been charged with receiving bribes of over USD 1 million from the German construction company, Lahmeyer International between 1998 and 2001. Mr. Keabile Mochebelele [...] |
2006-02-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EINV LT |
| 07MASERU105 |
PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS [...] (SBU) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref A), Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chair Thoahlane. With this atta [...] |
2007-03-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PTER PT |
| 07MASERU107 |
PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS [...] (S) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-Health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref B), Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission Chair (IEC) Thoahlane. With this attack [...] |
2007-03-01 15:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PTER LT |
| 07MASERU111 |
LESOTHO: THE STRIKE THAT WAS A GUTTERBALL [...] SUMMARY: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, was the "strike that wasn't" in Lesotho. Rumors and pamphlets swirled through the capital and numerous interior towns after the weekend's political rallies that a potentially disruption work stoppage would occur. In a positive sign for the acceptance o [...] |
2007-03-02 12:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU112 |
LESOTHO: INPUT FOR US/CHINA DIALOG ON AFRICA [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, Embassy Maseru provides the following information on the relationship between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the People's Republic of China. ----------------- Lesotho and China ----------------- 2. (SBU) Relationship: Cordial and deepening. Public Perception: M [...] |
2007-03-02 12:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV PREL EINV CH LT |
| 07MASERU113 |
LESOTHO: ELEVEN APPOINTED TO SENATE [...] The Office of the Prime Minister announced on February 28 that His Majesty King Letsie III, in accordance with Section 55 of the Constitution of Lesotho, appointed eleven new members of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. (NOTE: The Constitution stipulates that the Council of State sho [...] |
2007-03-02 12:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU114 |
LESOTHO'S INPUT FOR 2007 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] SUMMARY: In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru provides the following input for the 2007 President's Report on AGOA. Two-thirds of Lesotho's export revenues are dependent on AGOA, and the textile industry spawned by AGOA is now the largest formal sector employer in the nation. Lesotho is a de [...] |
2007-03-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN ECON EINV LT |
| 07MASERU116 |
IRISH EMBASSY RELOCATES EMPLOYEE [...] (C) Following the February 27 armed attack on the ministerial property used by Harvard's Partners-In-Health (PIH) couple (Refs A and B), the Irish Embassy has moved one of its permanent staff from a similar residence to a hotel. Ambassador Paddy Fay informed U.S. Ambassador last week that he [...] |
2007-03-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU124 |
LESOTHO: NEW MEMBERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S CABINET [...] SUMMARY: On Friday, March 2, Lesotho's Chief Justice, in the presence of King Letsie III and Prime Minister and Mrs. Mosisili, swore in the nation's new cabinet in a lengthy ceremony at the Royal Palace. The Cabinet is composed of members of the nation's two houses of Parliament. While the [...] |
2007-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU135 |
SCHEDULE OF MANAGING DIRECTOR MANS VISIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Perry and Finance Minister Thahane reviewed March 7, 2007 the necessary elements (including a potential address by the King at a Special Parlimentary session 3/16/07) for a fruitful visit by Darius Mans, Managing Director of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), taking into [...] |
2007-03-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV KMCA PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU147 |
LESOTHO: 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] There is no known trafficking in persons in Lesotho that meets the term as defined in REFTEL. Per REFTEL instructions, post has answered the questions 27 - 30. Post's primary sources are Inspector Masoabi Thosa, Child and Gender Protection Unit, Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS); Se [...] |
2007-03-13 15:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF LT |
| 07MASERU149 |
LESOTHO'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL [...] (C) In her first official courtesy call on the "new" Foreign Minister (FOMIN) Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa March 14, Ambassador Perry congratulated him on his return to the posting. The Minister graciously accepted the Ambassador's congratulations and remembered our first meeting in 2004 when he ac [...] |
2007-03-14 16:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID LT |
| 07MASERU157 |
LESOTHO AND THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) With the bad and worsening situation in Zimbabwe, Ambassador raised the issue of (a) what Lesotho as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chair was going to do about Mugabe, and (b) what Lesotho as a nation would do to stop Mugabe's continued assault on the opposition. The discus [...] |
2007-03-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL ZI LT |
| 07MASERU159 |
NOMINEES FOR ATA-6125, COMBATING TERRORISM: MAY 14-18, 2007 [...] Post submits the following information on the eight (8) candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. All candidates serve with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) SURNAME TAU OTHER NAMES TLALI ALEXIS RANK [...] |
2007-03-16 09:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER LT |
| 07MASERU160 |
LESOTHO: OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ENDS WITH SIT-IN, EJECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: After His Majesty King Letsie III officially opened the 7th Parliament of Lesotho on Thursday, March 15, Lesotho's major opposition parties staged a "sit-in," and pledged not to leave the Parliament building until the government had addressed their demands for a redistribution of legi [...] |
2007-03-16 12:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU161 |
SADC, OPPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Over the past three and a half days, Ambassador Perry has met with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary and his senior staff, the diplomatic corps and all leaders of the opposition parties concerning the current political crisis and stay-away occurring in L [...] |
2007-03-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU162 |
MASERU EAC (3/19/07) ASSESSES MASSIVE WORK STOPPAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Maseru's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on March 19 to discuss the first day of a three-day, opposition-led work stoppage ("stay away"), to assess potential threats to USG personnel, and to review the mission's security posture. Day One of the stay-away was widely ob [...] |
2007-03-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU166 |
AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT TO MEDIA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Ambassador June Carter Perry made a March 16 live statement condemning the situation in Zimbabwe for Lesotho's nationwide television network and for the Lesotho National and Regional Press Services which distributes to national radio outlets. Emphasizing the inhumane treatment of oppositi [...] |
2007-03-20 09:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL ZI LT |
| 07MASERU167 |
LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF WORK STOPPAGE AFTER TWO-DAY [...] (U) Summary: After a two-day strike that crippled the Maseru economy, late on March 20 Lesotho's political opposition leaders called off the mass action in order to hold talks with visiting SADC leaders. We expect that business will return to regular levels of activity on March 21, although th [...] |
2007-03-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PGOV PREL LT |
| 07MASERU168 |
LESOTHO: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Phooko March 20 and reviewed with him the Secretary's statement as well as the spokesman's remarks on the SIPDIS issue. We also went through key points related to the treatment of the opposition by the Mugabe government, [...] |
2007-03-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI LT |
| 07MASERU169 |
LESOTHO: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] (U) DCM spoke on March 15 with MFA Acting Principal Secretary Thabang Lekhela to express USG views on the IAEA's report on Iranian compliance with UNSCR 1737 and next steps (Note: Due to ongoing post-election issues in Lesotho, Lekhela was unavailable prior to March 15 to discuss UN issues. Th [...] |
2007-03-20 16:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IR LT |
| 07MASERU176 |
GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES [...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...] |
2007-03-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT |
| 07MASERU177 |
SADC: POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in Lesotho for the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, told Maseru-based diplomats on March 22 "in confidence" that the SADC Double Troika ministers had recommended to their respective capitals that Tanzania host an Extraordinary Summit for SADC He [...] |
2007-03-22 21:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON ZI LT |
| 07MASERU182 |
SADC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: MEDIA BRIEFING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-23 12:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU183 |
SADC DOUBLE TROIKA PRESS RELEASE: MASERU - MARCH 22, 2007 [...] On March 22, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs extending an invitation to all Diplomatic Missions in Maseru to send representatives to attend a media briefing by Timothy Thahane, the Lesotho Minister of Finance and Development Planning, who is [...] |
2007-03-23 12:06:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ZI LT |
| 07MASERU19 |
FINANCE MINISTRY INTACT DESPITE POLITICAL SHENNANIGANS [...] (C) In an extremely frank January 10 discussion with Ambassador Perry, Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane demonstrated his underlying suspicions of Trade Minister Malie's and Foreign Minister Moleleki's ambitions and how they might contribute to a more unsettled national election than nece [...] |
2007-01-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU191 |
SADC/LESOTHO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This message provides a basic chronology and substantive background on our bilateral and multilateral engagements during Lesotho's pre-election, electoral and post electoral developments. The latter more closely involved Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Sa [...] |
2007-03-27 16:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU192 |
SADC PRESS RELEASE ON LESOTHO MEDIATION [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation (Tanzania) issued a press release in Maseru regarding a potential SADC role in mediating talks among Lesotho's political parties to resolve an ongoing election-related [...] |
2007-03-27 17:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU198 |
BUDGET SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS POVERTY REDUCTION ROLE OF DONOR [...] (SBU) Following is summary of the key points made by Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane in Parliament on March 30. A full analysis of his speech will be available septel. The main categories Thahane addressed were: -- achieving development goals of Lesotho's vision 20/20; -- job cre [...] |
2007-03-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID LT |
| 07MASERU20 |
LESOTHO: STATE OF PREPAREDNESS FOR 2007 NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: As polling day approaches, anticipation is high across Lesotho and political parties are busy holding rallies to drum up support for the February 17, 2007 national election, less than six weeks away. Fierce competition and internal disputes have delayed some political parties in ide [...] |
2007-01-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU202 |
LESOTHO: POST ELECTION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: The Lesotho Council of NGOs (LCN) hosted a two-day conference on Post 2007 National Assembly Elections from March 26 to 27, 2007. The Conference was aimed at reflecting on Lesotho's February 17 2007 National Assembly elections and beyond so as to facilitate the process of learning and [...] |
2007-04-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU203 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - [...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...] |
2007-04-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU204 |
MINISTER OR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS PROPOSED BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Timothy Thahane presented the 2007/2008 National Budget to the Parliament on March 30 2007. The Minister's M7.5bn ($1.03bn) budget will focus on creating a conducive investment climate and Minimum Infrastructure Platform (MIP) hen [...] |
2007-04-03 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV KHIV LT |
| 07MASERU210 |
LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...] |
2007-04-04 14:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR UN LT |
| 07MASERU211 |
HCOC: LESOTHO'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points concerning the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) on Missile Non-Proliferation to Lesotho's new Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4, although they had been delivered as previously noted in Ref (B). Tsekoa found the specific example [...] |
2007-04-04 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA LT |
| 07MASERU213 |
LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...] |
2007-04-05 09:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UN LT |
| 07MASERU214 |
SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...] |
2007-04-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT |
| 07MASERU215 |
SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...] |
2007-04-05 15:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT |
| 07MASERU217 |
HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - [...] Post submits the following information on the three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA), Customs Divsion and the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gen [...] |
2007-04-10 06:22:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU219 |
LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - WILDLIFE INVESTIGATION [...] Post submits the following three candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in ref B course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) Customs Division and from the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and Culture. a) Name: Khetsi MAPOTA Gender: Male Da [...] |
2007-04-10 13:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU223 |
EXTRAORDINARY SADC DELEGATION ARRIVES IN LESOTHO [...] A ministerial-level delegation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security arrived in Maseru on April 11 to focus on Lesotho's post-election political stalemate. The troika consists of Tanzania (chair), Namibia (in-coming chair) and Ang [...] |
2007-04-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU227 |
LESOTHO: APRIL 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: - SADC Council of Finance Ministers Convened in Maseru - World Bank Considers Lesotho for Non-Concessional Loans - UNFPA Presents 5th Five-Year Country Program - New Diamond Mining Areas Explored. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SADC COUNCIL OF FI [...] |
2007-04-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EMIN PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU231 |
LESOTHO: VISIT OF MCC MANAGING DIRECTOR DARIUS MANS AND MCC [...] (SBU) As the potential signing of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact draws nearer, MCC Managing Director for Anglophone and Lusophone Africa, Dr. Darius Mans, visited Lesotho on March 15-16, 2007, for a series of meetings with GOL officials and other stakeholders. Prior to Dr. Mans [...] |
2007-04-19 16:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EAID ECON PGOV PREL LT |
| 07MASERU24 |
LESOTHO REQUESTS USG OBSERVER MISSION FOR NATIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY. On January 11, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally announcing the date of forthcoming national elections as February 17, 2007, and inviting the United States Government to [...] |
2007-01-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU246 |
LESOTHO: NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ASKS FOR HELP [...] SUMMARY: In an April 20 meeting with U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Lesotho's new Minister of Communications Mothetjoa Metsing acknowledged the failure of the GOL and the governing party to properly communicate with Lesotho's public and asked the U.S. Embassy in Maseru for assistance. Un [...] |
2007-04-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU261 |
LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES - [...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of [...] |
2007-05-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU265 |
LESOTHO: LCD HOLDS PEACEFUL MARCH TO DEMONSTRATE UNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In order to demonstrate unity in the face of political opposition rhetoric and allegations of intra-party differences (reftel), the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party held a march and rally in Maseru on Sunday, May 6 attended by an estimated three thousand sup [...] |
2007-05-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU27 |
"ABC 1, 2, 3": OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Former Minister of Communications Thomas Thabane visited the Ambassador the morning of January 12 and expressed his own concerns about instability during the electoral period. The Ambassador told Thabane frankly that she was concerned about reports that the youth league of his party might [...] |
2007-01-19 12:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU272 |
LESOTHO: EDUCATIONAL ADVISING TAKES OFF [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maseru's student advising program has now grown into a lively and formal weekly program which has begun its third year. The program is building on the successes of the past year to continue its expansion. After a tour of local radio stations by our dedicated academic adviso [...] |
2007-05-10 18:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL SCUL CVIS LT |
| 07MASERU273 |
LESOTHO: UNHCR/BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] (U) On May 10, poloff delivered reftel demarches to Acting Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. The Foreign Minister and his top two deputies are currently in Durban, South Africa attending an African Union (AU) meeting and will remain unavailable to receive the demarche dir [...] |
2007-05-10 18:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC LT |
| 07MASERU276 |
LESOTHO SUPPORTS U.S. ON SMALLPOX, FLU ISSUES [...] (U) On May 10, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Lesotho's Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, T.J. Ramotsoari, who pledged support for U.S. positions at the 2007 World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland. He stated that Minister of Health Ramatlepeng h [...] |
2007-05-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LT |
| 07MASERU277 |
LESOTHO: BELARUS - AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH GOL'S PRIME [...] (C) On May 11, the Ambassador raised with Prime Minister Mosisili, in the presence of Acting Foreign Minister Mothetjoa Metsing (Minister of Communications), the points concerning Belarus' bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Prior to talking with the Prime Minister, Amb [...] |
2007-05-11 12:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC LT |
| 07MASERU281 |
"THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT" -- LESOTHO'S MONARCH SPEAKS [...] (SBU) In a May 16 farewell call on Lesotho's King Letsie III, His Majesty expressly asked Ambassador Perry to convey to President Bush a sincere "Thank You" for his PEPFAR and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) initiatives. The King stated his gratitude for the increases in PEPFAR funding to a [...] |
2007-05-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KMCA LT |
| 07MASERU282 |
LESOTHO: UNSCR 1267 AND UNHRC DEMARCHES [...] On May 16, Poloff spoke with Acting Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.P. Makosholo regarding continued implementation of UNSCR 1267 (ref A) and Bosnia's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (ref B). Regarding UNSCR 1267, Makosholo stated that he would encourage a representative o [...] |
2007-05-16 19:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LT |
| 07MASERU287 |
LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZIMBABWE DURING FAREWELL CALLS [...] (SBU) In support of ref C strategy, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe issue with Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister on May 11. She reviewed key points also with King Letsie III on May 16. 2. (C) The Government of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the Southern African [...] |
2007-05-21 15:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI LT |
| 07MASERU288 |
LESOTHO CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - TRAIN THE TRAINER ON [...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in the "Train the Trainer on Fraudulent Documents" course (reftel C). The candidates are from the Lesotho Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (Department of Imm [...] |
2007-05-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU296 |
LESOTHO: NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER CALLS ON REHO [...] At a May 15 reception to mark the forthcoming departure of U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Monyane Moleleki, Lesotho's Minister of Natural Resources, approached visiting Regional Environment and Health Officer (REHO) Anthony Woods and requested for a meeting the following day. REHO and Pol [...] |
2007-05-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KMCA ECON EAGR EAID LT |
| 07MASERU297 |
LESOTHO MAY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: DIAMONDS, CORN, FISCAL [...] SUMMARY: - Analyst: Fiscal Policy and Tax Base Key in Lesotho; - Diamond Mining in Lesotho: Implications; - Money Laundering Task Force Meets in Maseru; and - Lesotho's Maize and Sorghum Harvest Fails. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- --- [...] |
2007-05-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EAGR KCRM EAID LT |
| 07MASERU302 |
LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES - [...] Post respectfully submits the following information to the Department for Human Rights vetting on the three candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Serv [...] |
2007-05-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU304 |
CRACKING THE CODE: FINDING SUCCESS FOR A U.S. FILM FESTIVAL [...] SUMMARY: After a series of film screenings at the beginning at Embassy Maseru's seven-week U.S. film festival (March 8 through April 19), the event closed with a packed, standing room only showing of Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center." Attendance grew remarkably during the course of the fes [...] |
2007-05-29 08:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PREL LT |
| 07MASERU306 |
LESOTHO: PRELIMINARY ACCRA AGOA FORUM DELEGATION LIST [...] SUMMARY. In response to reftels regarding delegations to the July 18-19 AGOA Forum in Accra, Ghana, Embassy Maseru provides the following preliminary information on Lesotho's delegation. The delegation includes representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (including the Minister), t [...] |
2007-05-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN ECON EINV LT |
| 07MASERU312 |
LESOTHO: CONCERNS FOR MIDEAST STABILITY, NO IMMEDIATE [...] (SBU) On May 31, Poloff relayed reftel points on the United States' 60-Day Report to UN Security Council on UNSCR 1747 to Acting Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. While not commenting directly on the implementation of UNSCR 1747, he stated that the GOL continued to be con [...] |
2007-05-31 15:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN UNSC AORC ETRD IR LT |
| 07MASERU313 |
LESOTHO OFFERS SUPPORT FOR ZOELLICK, BUT SEEKS REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 30, Charge spoke with Lesotho's Minister of Finance as well as with the Acting Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs concerning the nomination of SIPDIS Ambassador Robert Zoellick to lead the World Bank. As a result of the nominee's previous visit to the Mountain King [...] |
2007-05-31 16:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IBRD LT |
| 07MASERU329 |
LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER [...] Post submits the following information the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Refiloe RAMOHOLI Gender: Male [...] |
2007-06-06 12:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU337 |
TANZANIAN FM DELIVERS SADC REPORT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: On June 11, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in his capacity as representative of the Chairperson of SADC's Troika on Politics, Defense, and Security, delivered a much anticipated report to Lesotho on the country's contested February 2007 national election. The Troika's recommendati [...] |
2007-06-11 18:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
| 07MASERU339 |
LESOTHO: RADIO STATION WINS CASE AGAINST GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: Harvest FM, a popular local private anti-government radio station, won a last minute court case against the GOL on Saturday, June 9. The outcome of the case overturned a Ministry of Tourism decision to deny the station the right to rent the National Convention Center to celebrate its [...] |
2007-06-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU34 |
AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY REPORT ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT PGOV PREL CVIS LT |
| 07MASERU340 |
LESOTHO: GUNMEN FORCIBLY DISARM MINISTERIAL GUARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the night of June 10, unknown gunmen carrying automatic rifles attacked, disarmed, and kidnapped Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) guards at the residences of the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Motloheloa Phooko and the Minister of Trade and Industry Popane Lebesa. No sho [...] |
2007-06-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU341 |
LESOTHO: SUSPENSION OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS BY [...] (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Health and Social Welfare official acknowledged to Conoff that the GOL has suspended international adoptions in Lesotho, effective June 4, based on the Ministry's concern that certain Basotho children adopted by foreigners in unidentified countries "are being abuse [...] |
2007-06-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU345 |
LESOTHO: U.S. DOD DONATIONS YIELD CELEBRATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On June 7 and 8, items procured through the Department of Defense's Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) were delivered to the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) medical services and the rural Itumeleng Primary and Secondary Schools in Mohale's Hoek. The donations -- a large van to be co [...] |
2007-06-13 10:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS EAID LT |
| 07MASERU347 |
LESOTHO: TIP REPORT RELEASE FILM SCREEENING STRIKES CHORD [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, hours after the release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report in Washington, Embassy Maseru held a presentation on the report's results and a screening of the IIP-supplied film "Human Trafficking." The event, attended by representatives of Lesotho's Gender and Child [...] |
2007-06-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO LT |
| 07MASERU350 |
LESOTHO: FORMER BOTSWANA PRESIDENT LEADS SADC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: A mere two days after a SADC Troika report on Lesotho's political impasse called for a SADC-facilitated dialogue, former Botswana President Ketumile Masire arrived in the capital city of Maseru for a six-day effort aimed at resolving a post-election stand-off that has at times t [...] |
2007-06-14 20:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
| 07MASERU351 |
LESOTHO: EAC CONSIDERS JULY 4 POSTURE, RECENT ATTACKS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires convened an EAC meeting on June 15 to assess security policies and potential threats associated with the Embassy's planned official July 4 reception. The EAC also reviewed the mission's general security posture in light of recent attacks on the properties of GOL [...] |
2007-06-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU353 |
LESOTHO: FRESH ATTACKS ON HOMES OF GOL MINISTER AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Only four days after the June 10 attack on the residences of two government ministers, unidentified gunmen carried out a new attack on the residence of Mothojoa Metsing, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, on the night of June 14. Post sources indicated that the a [...] |
2007-06-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU355 |
LESOTHO: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS ATTACKS ARE COUP [...] (C) Summary: Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, in a June 18 briefing for chiefs of diplomatic missions, said that the violent security environment in the capital city of Maseru, which deteriorated further following implementation of a daily curfew on June 15, had taken on "political undertones, [...] |
2007-06-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU356 |
LESOTHO: EAC ASSESSES GOL CURFEW, SECURITY DETERIORATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge convened the EAC twice on June 18 to assess mission security policies and potential threats following the GOL's after hours announcement on June 15 of a daily curfew, several violent security incidents over the weekend of June 16-17 (including the carjacking of a U.S. missio [...] |
2007-06-18 18:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU357 |
LESOTHO: SADC ENVOY BRINGS GOL, OPPOSITION TOGETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16, former President of Botswana Kitumile Masire, head of a SADC mediation team in Lesotho, succeeded in pulling together various stakeholders, including the governing and opposition parties, to discuss the nation's current political stalemate. Masire achieved an agreement [...] |
2007-06-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
| 07MASERU358 |
LESOTHO JUNE 19 SITREP: GOL REVISES CURFEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the face of public criticism, mounting pressure from Lesotho's political opposition, and a threatened taxi strike, the nation's Police Commissioner announced on June 19 a loosening of Maseru's current 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily curfew to the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Embassy Mase [...] |
2007-06-19 17:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT |
| 07MASERU359 |
LESOTHO JUNE 20 SITREP: CONTINUED QUIET IN MASERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A second consecutive night of calm on June 19-20 during newly shorted curfew hours has eased Maseru's immediate tensions. On June 20, Lesotho's powerful taxi associations agreed with a GOL appeal to postpone consideration of a strike until June 25, the GOL's Ombudsman publicly [...] |
2007-06-20 16:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT |
| 07MASERU365 |
LESOTHO JUNE 22 SITREP: A CALM BUT UNCERTAIN CURFEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22, Maseru remained perfectly calm one week after implementation of a curfew implemented to end attacks on senior political and government figures. The security situation, however, remains unpredictable. There are no signs the Lesotho police have made progress in identi [...] |
2007-06-22 13:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT |
| 07MASERU367 |
LESOTHO CURFEW LIFTED; FM APPEALS FOR DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: To the relief of local residents, Lesotho Police lifted a week-long curfew on June 22. Security forces, however, maintained checkpoints throughout Maseru, leading to the shooting of a government employee. Foreign Minister Tsekoa, meeting with resident diplomats on June 23, dismi [...] |
2007-06-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU368 |
MASERU APPEALS FOR ADDITIONAL SSH AND DHRF FUNDING [...] SUMMARY: As AF/EPS and AF/RSA consider the best ways to distribute end of year Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights (DHRF) funding, Embassy Maseru's Special Projects office respectfully requests that these offices consider U.S. Mission Maseru as a highly productive and engag [...] |
2007-06-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM KDEM LT |
| 07MASERU37 |
EMBASSY MASERU'S MLK DAY EVENT SETS TONE FOR UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY: On January 17, Embassy Maseru held a lecture/discussion event in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which one resident Ambassador declared "the best and most intellectually stimulating event I've attended since I've arrived in Lesotho." The MLK Day Commemoration event, fe [...] |
2007-01-24 07:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM SCUL PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU370 |
LESOTHO: PM VISITS SOUTH AFRICA DESPITE TROUBLE AT HOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 18-20, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Phakalitha Mosisili, conducted an official visit to Cape Town, South Africa. An official communiqui on the visit mentioned the signing of agreements on several bilateral issues, including the cross-border movement of citizens. In his [...] |
2007-06-26 15:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KMCA KDEM EAID SF LT |
| 07MASERU371 |
LESOTHO: EMBATTLED RADIO PRESENTER FACES SEDITION CHARGES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU373 |
LESOTHO: DELEGATION TO AU SUMMIT IN ACCRA, GHANA [...] Per reftel, Embassy Maseru has received the following delegation list for Lesotho's mission to the July 1-3 African Union Summit in Accra, Ghana. 2. Lesotho's delegation will include the following individuals: - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister (Head of Delegation) - Mohlabi Tsekoa, M [...] |
2007-06-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM PREL LT |
| 07MASERU378 |
LESOTHO ARMY COMMANDER: "WE HAVE FRUSTRATED THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) told diplomats on June 26 that security forces thwarted a coup attempt in mid-June which had been in the works since December 2006. He alleged the coup effort, which had the support of some active and former military personnel, was [...] |
2007-06-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU379 |
LESOTHO: SADC MEDIATION SUCCESS AMID ABUSE ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a turbulent week of negotiations (June 25-29), ongoing SADC mediation efforts between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties appear to have made progress as stakeholders have identified outside experts to evaluate Lesotho's implementation of the Mixed Member Proportion [...] |
2007-06-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU383 |
LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES - [...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: [...] |
2007-07-02 19:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT |
| 07MASERU384 |
LESOTHO CONTRADICTIONS: TALKS ADVANCE, OPPOSITION ANNOUNCES [...] SUMMARY: Head of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mediation delegation and former President of Botswana Masire successfully concluded the first round of talks between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties on July 1. On the same day, however, Lesotho's largest oppositio [...] |
2007-07-02 19:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU385 |
LESOTHO: ABUSED OPPOSITION BODYGUARD FREED ON COURT ORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the evening of July 2, a High Court Justice ordered the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) Commander to facilitate the immediate release of Mr. Makotoko Lerotholi to his family. Unidentified gunmen took Mr. Lerotholi, a bodyguard for Thomas Thabane, head of the All Basotho Convention [...] |
2007-07-03 15:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU386 |
MASERU EAC CONVENES PRIOR TO POSSIBLE JULY 5 PROTEST MARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. convened post EAC on July 3 to assess the mission's security posture and potential threats following the July 1 announcement of an unsanctioned July 5 political opposition protest march and sit-in scheduled to end at the Prime Minister's office (reftel and [...] |
2007-07-03 16:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LT |
| 07MASERU387 |
LESOTHO: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION DIVIDE GROWS [...] (C) Summary: During a July 2 briefing for the diplomatic corps, three senior GOL ministers described recent SADC-mediated dialogue between the GOL and the political opposition as successful, but proceeded to lambaste the ABC opposition party for a July 1 rally announcing a protest march and si [...] |
2007-07-03 17:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC LT |
| 07MASERU388 |
LESOTHO VOLVIS APPLICATION: COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER [...] Embassy Maseru's Public Affairs Section respectfully submits the following request for a voluntary visitor program for Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, Lesotho's Minister of Communications, Science, and Technology. He is planning to travel to the U.S. in late August, and would appreciate a progra [...] |
2007-07-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL LT |
| 07MASERU389 |
LESOTHO: PEACEFUL OPPOSITION MARCH DISSIPATES TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's opposition parties held a large and peaceful march to deliver protest petitions to Lesotho's Commissioner of Police and the Prime Minister's office. The march ended at the National Convention Center, where opposition leaders (with ABC Leader Thomas Thabane [...] |
2007-07-05 18:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU398 |
MOB CONFRONTS MILITARY OVER RE-ARREST OF ALLEGED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the Lesotho army's seizure of three soldiers, which Lesotho's High Court had ordered released from GOL custody for a second time, led to an angry mob hurling rocks at military vehicles and burning tires in the vicinity of a Maseru police station. The GOL accuses the [...] |
2007-07-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU400 |
LESOTHO: FOCUS SECTORS FOR AGOA DIVERSIFICATION EFFORTS [...] SUMMARY: In order to better focus Embassy Maseru's efforts to assist Lesotho in diversifying its exports to the United States under AGOA, the Economic Section (ES) conducted an informed study of the nation's promising export growth sectors. Three products lines were identified: blue-agave alo [...] |
2007-07-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN ETRD PREL LT |
| 07MASERU401 |
LESOTHO: GOL APPEALS FOR HELP IN DEALING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a briefing for resident chiefs of mission on July 6, Foreign Minister Tsekoa reiterated his desire that the international community support the "government of the day" and desist from taking a neutral stance toward the political impasse between the GOL and the political oppositi [...] |
2007-07-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU403 |
DISASTER DECLARATION: FOOD INSECURITY IN LESOTHO [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 3 and 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. SUMMARY: According to a variety of food experts, Lesotho government officials, and official observers -- including USAID, the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the GO [...] |
2007-07-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL LT |
| 07MASERU406 |
LESOTHO JULY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: GOOD FISCAL POLICY BUT [...] SUMMARY: While Lesotho's growth rate remains troublingly low, the GOL's fiscal discipline has allowed the country to keep inflation under double digits, maintain sizable foreign currency reserves, and run a public sector budget which is strongly in the black. On the good news front, the Worl [...] |
2007-07-10 18:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EINV LT |
| 07MASERU408 |
LESOTHO: 2006 CENSUS PREVIEW SHOWS POPULATION TRENDS [...] SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning shared with multilateral and bilateral donor missions an advance excerpt from the country's 2006 housing and population census, compiled by the nation's Bureau of Statistics (BOS). The long-awaited census figures, sho [...] |
2007-07-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV KWMN SMIG SOCI LT |
| 07MASERU409 |
LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - SMALL ARMS TRAFFICKING: [...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) Name: Tsietsi N. JANKI Gender: Male Date of birth: January 14, 1969 Passport no.: RA644651 [...] |
2007-07-12 09:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU410 |
LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - DR. CHUEN-YEN LAU, [...] SUMMARY: From June 18-22, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker Dr. Chuen-Yen Lau, an HIV/AIDS vaccine researcher from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lau's speaking ability, magnetic personality, and clear grasp of her subject matter made this an excellent program on a topic of [...] |
2007-07-12 13:06:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KHIV OIIP SCUL LT |
| 07MASERU412 |
SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Mosisili's imminent visit to Washington to sign a $362.5 million MCA Compact on July 23 with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) comes at a high point in the U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relationship, reflecting many shared values, mutual cooperation, successful [...] |
2007-07-12 18:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA LT |
| 07MASERU424 |
LESOTHO: SPEAKER PROGRAM EVALUATION - MR. ROBERT SMOLIK, [...] SUMMARY: From July 13-17, Embassy Maseru hosted international speaker Mr. Robert Smolik, currently the State Department's Diplomat in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Mr. Smolik's presentations on democracy, good governance, and anti-corr [...] |
2007-07-19 10:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KDEM KCOR ECON LT |
| 07MASERU428 |
LESOTHO: LAWSUITS AND PRESS STATEMENTS AMID RELATIVE QUIET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The past week and a half in Maseru passed quietly without jarring developments relating to Lesotho's ongoing political impasse. Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla addressed the nation on Lesotho Television on July 10, reinforcing the government line that attacks on ministerial reside [...] |
2007-07-20 09:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU43 |
PEPFAR LESOTHO PROGRAM PRESENTED TO GOVERNMENT OF LESOTHO [...] Seven USG representatives made a formal presentation of Lesotho's HIV/AIDS FY07 mini-Country Operational Plan (COP) to high-level officials in the Ministry of Health & Social Welfare (MOHSW) on January 18, 2007. The Ministry's Principal Secretary (PS) chaired the meeting, which was extremely [...] |
2007-01-26 10:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID PREL AMGT AFIN LT |
| 07MASERU436 |
LESOTHO: ARMY AND POLICE RECOVER STOLEN WEAPONS AMID NEW [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) launched a joint operation to recover weapons stolen from army guards outside of ministerial residences (ref B). In their first major success in locating these weapons, the LDF and LMPS recover [...] |
2007-07-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU439 |
LESOTHO: JUDGE'S HOME SEARCHED, OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's political crisis continues to lumber forward, as the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) searched the home of a High Court Justice who recently issued two rulings against the GOL. Leaders of Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference on July 24 [...] |
2007-07-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
| 07MASERU452 |
LESOTHO: RSA REPORTEDLY GRANTS ASYLUM TO ACCUSED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of South Africa has reportedly granted temporary asylum to six Basotho men accused by the GOL of involvement in alleged coup plotting. Two of the men claim torture, and in a recent press interview all denied any involvement in attacks on ministerial residences. Th [...] |
2007-07-31 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS LT |
| 07MASERU460 |
LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FACE HARASSMENT IN LESOTHO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) redetained two soldiers charged with high treason immediately upon their release on bail from Maseru's "Maximum Central Prison." Meanwhile, local media and opposition political leaders claim that South African National Defense Force [...] |
2007-08-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS KMCA LT |
| 07MASERU467 |
LESOTHO: PRELIMINARY 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION [...] The Government of Lesotho has not yet finalized its delegation for the 62nd UN General Assembly. However, Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Kingdom will be represented by a high-level delegation most likely led by Prime Minister Mosisili. 2. Pending the Min [...] |
2007-08-06 14:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP UNGA LT |
| 07MASERU476 |
LESOTHO: CHARGE MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, GOL ON CALL FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on August 7 with Lesotho's main opposition party leaders, and separately on August 8 with a key GOL minister, to discuss the opposition's recent appeal for a suspension of foreign assistance, including MCC funding, until the country returns to "proper democratic rule." [...] |
2007-08-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LT |
| 07MASERU487 |
THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...] |
2007-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT |
| 07MASERU488 |
THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...] |
2007-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT |
| 07MASERU491 |
LESOTHO: UN FLASH APPEAL FOR FOOD SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: On August 2, the United Nations invited donors and representatives of the Government of Lesotho to the official launch of a flash appeal for food aid, stating that the need in Lesotho was nearly $19 million. GOL representatives explained that the need was beyond its capacity to addre [...] |
2007-08-15 14:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL UN LT |
| 07MASERU495 |
EMBASSY MASERU POINTS OF CONTACT FOR ILEA PROGRAM [...] Per reftel, the point of contact for the ILEA Program at Embassy Maseru is: Christopher Smith Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political (PDEP) Officer Tel: +(266) 22312666 Fax: +(266) 22310116 Cell: +(266) 58883282 e-mail: SmithCM3@state.gov 2. Additional point of c [...] |
2007-08-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM LT |
| 07MASERU500 |
LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FREE IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 14, three of the six Lesotho nationals accused of coup plotting in Lesotho, and reportedly granted political asylum in South Africa, walked free from a magistrate court in Gauteng Province after posting bail. Crowds of their supporters, bused in from Maseru, packed th [...] |
2007-08-17 14:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS SF LT |
| 07MASERU506 |
LESOTHO: 2007 UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS [...] In response to REF A, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNFPA Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNFPA's five-year proposal (2008-2012) properly focuses on appropriate objectives: preventing HIV/AIDS; improving reproductive health; promoting su [...] |
2007-08-29 10:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SOCI UN LT |
| 07MASERU507 |
LESOTHO: 2007 UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM DOCUMENT COMMENTS [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Maseru submits the following comments regarding the 2007 UNICEF Draft Country Programme Document for Lesotho. 2. UNICEF is a visible and active UN agency in Lesotho, cooperating effectively with the GOL, donors, and partners. The five-year program proposal [...] |
2007-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SOCI UN LT |
| 07MASERU51 |
LESOTHO'S FIVE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] In reponse to reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following list of the five most influential women in Lesotho. 2. As requested, the following list includes: A) name; B) title; C) institution; and D) contact information. A) Her Majesty Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso B) Queen of Leso [...] |
2007-01-31 09:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL LT |
| 07MASERU510 |
LESOTHO AUGUST 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: FOOD INFLATION AND [...] SUMMARY: -- Rising Food Prices Lead Rising Inflation -- Responses to Food Insecurity Crisis -- GOL Signs $10 Million Loan with Arab Development Bank -- AGOA Review: Trouble for Textiles? -- Charge Presents Equipment to Aid Labor Standards END SUMMARY. ------------------------- [...] |
2007-09-04 08:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EINV ETRD EAID ELAB AMGT LT |
| 07MASERU527 |
LESOTHO: FINAL 62ND UNGA DELEGATION [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following list of Lesotho's delegation to the 62nd UN General Assembly as an update to the preliminary list sent on August 6 (ref A). Of note, Prime Minister Mosisili is no longer expected to head the delegation, which will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Lesao Lehoh [...] |
2007-09-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA LT |
| 07MASERU530 |
LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES - LEED 25; [...] Post submits the following personal information to the Department for human rights vetting on the seven (7) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course (October 8-November 16, 2007). All candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). A) LAST [...] |
2007-09-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID |