The mokorotlo, a traditional Basotho hat, is worn here by Lesotho’s former King Moshoeshoe II. Lesotho’s biggest resource is ‘white gold’ Resources are scarce in Lesotho – a consequence of the harsh ...

As part of the post-war push for the decolonization of Africa, the country gained independence in 1966 as the Kingdom of Lesotho, with King Moshoeshoe II as its sovereign ruler. Several other ...

US President Donald Trump has said that "nobody has ever heard of" the African country of Lesotho - a comment that has "shocked" its government. It is a small country in southern Africa that ...