Lesotho INDEX

Africa Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Lesotho of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Lesotho.

Africa News Online is an electronic network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides a showcase for journalism from across the African continent. You can also go directly to their Lesotho page, listing the latest news stories. Recommended.

IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Lesotho archive, where articles from the last months about Lesotho figure. 

NewAfrica, Lesotho offers interesting information about Mosotho infrastructures, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc.

One World News Service is an international news service with a special page for Lesotho. In English, but not too regularly updated.

PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa.

Weather.com  has a page about the weather in Lesotho.

The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa.

The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page.

The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed.

The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. 

The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters.

The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Lesotho page, were the last articles from WP are listed.

Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.

Africa Online Lesotho offers services like e-mail, chat, newsgroups. A lot of news too, and only in English.

L'Afrique sur Internet is a website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc.

NewAfrica has chats, besides offering lots of other services.

National Institutions:
The website of the Central Bank of Lesotho promises some services and information about its publications, annual reports, etc. but anything comes...maybe now is under construction...you can try it...!
Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) 
Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) 
Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC)

Embassies and Representations in Foreign Countries:
The Permanent Mission of Lesotho to the United Nations offers only information on ambassador's Statement and Speeches and Statements. Not updated.

About Mosotho government, see also Politics and General Information, below.

Weather.com  has a page about the weather in Lesotho, with special information about some cities, like Maseru and Morija.

The website of the Central Bank of Lesotho promises some services and information about its publications, annual reports, etc. but anything comes...maybe now is under construction...you can try it...!

Afromix' web page to Mosotho music, groups and artists, with special pages on some Basotho musicians. French and Spanish versions.

The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families and countries.

Lesotho Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality.

Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Lesotho concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc.

Planet Business-Lesotho offers interesting data of the country's economic situation for importers, exporters, distributors and traders. 

NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Lesotho.  

The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups.

Infoplease.com contains a page about Lesotho with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc.

NewAfrica Lesotho offers interesting information about Mosotho infrastructure, agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. 

You can order books about Lesotho on amazon.com's web page.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Lesotho in 1997.

The most informative site about human rights in Lesotho is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Lesotho.

In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Lesotho, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in Lesotho in 1997.

The most informative site about human rights in Lesotho is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Lesotho.

Elections in Leshoto is a document realized by the website Elections around the world. 

In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like Lesotho, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.

AdmiNet's Lesotho Page offers an ample, well organized list of links.

Africa dot com's Lesotho page with a general presentation, basic data and general travel information.

In Afrique francophone, only in French, you'll find links to some sites in francophone countries and francophone Africa in general. 

The Index on Africa' Lesotho page includes various links. The index is created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, with the aim to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. Their main page also has news and there are links to all countries on the continent.

The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and links to some Spanish spoken sites.

L'Afrique sur Internet is the website in French about everything what's happening on Internet in francophone Africa. List of links, forums, etc.

WoYaa! is a search engine in French and English with links to some site in French-speaking Africa. Not updated since 1998 and many bad connections.

Network Startup Resource Center Lesotho Page contains information about telecommunications, internet services and networking in Lesotho.

Africaguide.com is a website with complete travel information on 51 African countries. In its pages about Leshoto you'll find data about region and towns, accommodation, tours and more.

Atevo travel destinations offers practical data about Leshoto, besides some travel guides. 

Lonely Planet, the famous publisher of budget travel guides, has pages on each African country. On their Lesotho Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money & costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning. Detailed facts only in the guide books.

The U.S. State Department files travel information and warnings for all countries, world wide. Their annually updated pages contain a short description of the country and useful information about safety, crime rate, health services and insurance. Aimed at U.S. citizens, but useful for anybody. Go directly to their Lesotho Page.

World Online Travel Agency for airlines, hotels, car hires, adventures in Africa has a page on Lesotho. You won't find too much information, but they have detailed maps of the country.

World Travel Guide's entry to Lesotho: This is a good, informative and well organised site. Lists all kind of practical information (passport, visa, etc.) and has an introduction to Basotho tourist sites. Guides exist to all countries. You might want to go to their Africa Page. Also a German entry. Recommended.

Women & Gender 

Women and Law in Southern Africa, WLSA,  is an action oriented research organization in seven countries of Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In this page you''ll find an introduction about its activities and programs.  

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