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Lesotho tycoon forges coalition after poll breakthrough
4 years agoLesotho Revolution for Prosperity party (RFP) leader Sam Matekane (C) addresses supporters in Maseru, on October 8, 2022. - Surrounded entirely by South Africa, Lesotho is a mountain nation of two million people nicknamed the "Kingdom in the Sky." It has been buffeted by coups and attempted coups since independence from Britain in 1966, and nearly a third of its population live on less than $1.90 a day. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)
A diamond millionaire who scored a stunning breakthrough in nationwide elections in Lesotho last week announced Tuesday that he would head a three-party coalition government.